Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

• 2 • The Pinecone | September 2022 ON THE PINECONE COVER This September, Kirby Pines LifeCare Com- munity celebrates its thirty-ninth anniversary. As with any anniversary, a lot of planning goes into making this celebration one that will be enjoyable and memorable. Each year, a theme and a color is selected for the anniversary year. This year the color is Daisy Yellow and the theme is Greetings. Yellow daisies have a strong association with cheerfulness, friendship, joy, and wishing someone well or “get well”. These feeling are frequently used to describe our community, and as a “LifeCare” community, the wishing of someone’s wellness or to get well is espe- cially meaningful to all that live and work at Kirby Pines. Daisy flowers grow all over the world and have a long list of symbolic mean- ings. They symbolize new beginnings and re- birth; cheerfulness, hope and fun. Much like the annual celebration we have come to know as Lighting of the Lake. This year’s theme for Lighting of the Lake is “Greetings”. A noun that means something friendly or a message that says you hope some- one is well. Greeting is the act of welcoming; the acknowledgement and/or expression of good will. A perfect pairing with this year’s color of Daisy Yellow as described earlier in this message. 39 Years of Community at Kirby Pines Michael Escamilla, Executive Director, Kirby Pines Kirby Pines Celebrates Another Year! Kirby Pines Retirement LifeCare is managed by: BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dr. James Latimer, Chairman Mr. Rudy Herzke, President Mr. Berry Terry, Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Larry Braughton Mr. Jim Ethridge Ms. Linda Harrington Ms. Mary Ann Hodges Mr. Rusty Linkous Mr. Boyd Rhodes, Jr. RCA STAFF Charlie Trammell President, RCA Michélle Vincent Executive Vice President, RCA Tim Cox Senior Vice President of Finance, RCA Mike Kelly Vice President of Finance, RCA Stephanie Barrow Director of Sales & Marketing KIRBY PINES STAFF Michael Escamilla Executive Director, Kirby Pines Annette Marlar Director of Medical Services Mike Abutineh, M.D. Medical Director Anna Bradford Nursing Home/Assisted Living Administrator Trudy Schenkenberger Director of Human Resources Linda Huston Director of Accounting Jada Mullins Director of Environmental Services Chuck Neeley Director of Maintenance Allison Nolan Resident Programs Director Mike Rayder Director of Grounds & Landscaping Mark Simpson Director of Culinary Services Calvin Sims Director of Security 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 September is special at Kirby Pines, it is the month commemorating our opening in 1983. If you do the math, that makes this the 39th year of celebrating our successes, our improvements, our employees and most of all our wonderful residents. We have our traditional Blessing of the Flag on the 8th, the Flag Raising on the 9th and Lighting of the Lake on the 10th. In addition to these events, it's Wear Your College Colors Day on the 2nd, the Travelers are heading to Bass Pro on the 6th and then a Memphis Redbirds game on the 21st. We are also having a big Book Sale in the Lobby the 14th-17th. Our front cover features Joyce Read and Jim Smith, members of the Kirby Pines Ballroom Dancers (see page 8). The group is busy practicing for our Anniversary Dance on the 20th and would love you to join them. On the back, members of our Poetry Group would like to invite you to join them for An Afternoon of Kirby Pines Poetry on the 30th. Pictured are David Stowell, Mary Ann In the military a greeting is signified by a salute – a formal military gesture of re- spect and honor. Honor is also a source of credit or distinction given to individuals in service, and in this post pandemic era, it is an appropriate theme acknowledging employees and residents alike in celebra- tion of Kirby’s thirty-ninth anniversary. So don your daisy yellow attire and gath- er near the lake on Saturday, September 10th to join in the fun as we celebrate another successful year of growth and service to all who work and live at Kirby Pines. Happy Anniversary, Kirby Pines! Thurmond, John Travis Thornton, Dale Jones, Andy & Jean Saunders, Marilyn Wray, Gail Waldrop, Berry & Betty Terry and Sheryl Maxwell. This group has published two anthologies of resident poetry and is always open to adding members. Perhaps you could write a poem about life at Kirby Pines! Linda & Steve Tittle at dance class