Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

• 2 • The Pinecone | September 2020 ON THE PINECONE COVER This September, Kirby Pines Estates celebrates its thirty-seventh anniversary. And as with any celebration, a lot of planning will go into making this anniversary one that will be enjoyable and memorable. Each year, a theme and color are selected and this year the color is Faded Denim and the theme is Unity. Denim is about as classic Americana as one can get, and Faded Denim, the weathered look of a dark indigo, represents a sense of strength that comes from hard work. It can signify respect, and a soothing warmth in knowing you’re in a comfortable strong setting. Kirby Pines certainly is respected in its market place as a strong leader in senior living, and is recognized in getting it right. One of the colors selected for our American flag was blue to signify the strength that comes from honor and unity. The theme of “Unity” is difficult to put into words, simply because the word itself means so many things at different times. Certainly, we are all inunity in celebrating our anniversary; in honoring the hard work done by staff daily over the past thirty-seven years; and especially during this year 2020. This year Thirty-Seven Years a t K i r b y P i n e s Michael Escamilla, Executive Director, Kirby Pines Kirby Pines Celebrates Unity In Many Ways Kirby Pines Retirement LifeCare is managed by: BOARD OF D I R ECTOR S Dr. James Latimer, Chairman Mr. Rudy Herzke, President Mr. Berry Terry, Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Larry Braughton Rev. Richard Coons Mr. Jim Ethridge Ms. Linda Harrington Ms. Mary Ann Hodges Mr. Rusty Linkous Mr. Boyd Rhodes, Jr. RCA S TA F F Charlie Trammell President, RCA Michélle Vincent Senior Vice President, RCA Tim Cox Senior Vice President of Finance, RCA Laura Cornwell Vice President of Finance, RCA Stephanie Barrow Director of Sales & Marketing K I RBY P I NE S S TA F F Michael Escamilla Executive Director, Kirby Pines Annette Marlar Director of Medical Services and HR Mike Abutineh, M.D. Medical Director Anna Bradford Nursing Home/Assisted Living Administrator Linda Huston Director of Accounting Don Johnson Chaplain Cheryl Moore Director of Life Enhancement Chuck Neeley Director of Maintenance Mike Rayder Director of Grounds & Landscaping Jada Mullins Director of Environmental Services Calvin Sims Director of Security Alisa Stokes Director of Transportation This magazine is produced by RCA 6465 N. Quail Hollow Rd., Suite 400 Memphis, TN 38120, 901-794-2598 Electronic version of The Pinecone is available at www.kirbypines.com It's September, the month in which Kirby Pines celebrates it's anniversary. This year we proudly celebrate 37 years as a community. To celebrate our anniversary each year, we honor our past with our traditional Lighting of the Lake ceremony. And though this year will have a different look and feel, we will still celebrate our Kirby Pines family. Our 2020 theme is Unity, which means the state of being united or joined as a whole. Unity is what Kirby Pines is all about. The joining of residents, families, staff and community. We have people from all walks of life, in all capacities, working and living together as one. Our front cover embraces Unity in one of the best possible ways, love. Residents Bob Shears and Nell Martin moved to Kirby Pines having never met. They both led wonderful lives, both had been married twice, and meeting someone new was the furthest thing from both of their minds. And then they met. It all started when they sat at the same table for dinner. Then, everything Nell did, Bob did and everything Bob did, Nell did. Things just fell in place and all of a sudden they were a couple. is turning out to be one of our country’s most difficult years, and yet it has been with unity that the country has moved forward with a commitment for change, in resolution to find new ways to do the daily tasks necessary to survive and come out stronger once this pandemic is tamed. Thus, our thirsty-seventh anniversary will celebrate the hard work that has brought Kirby Pines to where we are today, and where we will together, in Unity, move forward to in the years ahead. Please join with us in celebrating Kirby Pines’ thirty-seventh anniversary ! They were named this year's King and Queen and their relationship just seemed so natural. One night, out of the blue, Bob proposed and Nell accepted. They will be married October 1, 2020 in the PAC. Nell feels "things happen for a reason" and they both found "keepers" at Kirby Pines. Our back cover reflects on Lighting of the Lake over the years and reminds us of our community united as a whole to celebrate our past. Bob Shears & Nell Martin - A Perfect Union