With one eye on a busy schedule and the other on birds, Kate Gooch has both feet on the ground at Trezevant.
photos by Jamie Harmon
“I’ve lived in Memphis most of my life,” Kate says. “My father moved here when he was 12 and my mother was born here. Robert was born here. So, I’m Memphis through and through.”
After studying political science and history at Vanderbilt University, she came back to Memphis and taught at Kingsbury High School. Then she really got busy.
“I’ve been involved in a lot of things,” she said. “I got a degree from Vanderbilt, taught school, got married, was president of the Junior League and helped start Leadership Memphis. And then after that I started the first Governor’s School for International Studies at the University of Memphis. After I served as president of the Arts Council, I retired, thinking I
But, of course, she wasn’t through, because she eventually found herself heavily involved in the founding of the National Civil Rights Museum and a member of the museum’s first board.
“I enjoyed that, but it was a real challenge to get started,” Kate says. “Now it’s a national and international treasure.”
And even though today she’s retired and living at Trezevant, Kate’s still going strong. She and Robert are settling into their new place.
“I spend a lot of time reading books, taking walks, visiting friends, and getting exercise. They’ve got wonderful exercise programs here.”
As a tried-and-true Memphian, and with a mother-in-law who was here until age 103, Trezevant has always been on Kate’s radar.
“In the back of my mind,” she says, “I was always going to move to Trezevant.”
She likes the lectures and the spiritual atmosphere at Trezevant and the fact that she can worship regularly at the special Roman Catholic service.
As she continues to unpack and stay as busy as any person half her age, she looks forward to the chance to spend more time getting to know the endlessly fascinating people that make up the rest of Trezevant, both residents and staff. Meantime, she’s got plenty to do, including her other pastime, bird-watching — which she unconvincingly insists she’s not very good at.
“I’ve been birding since 1973, and there are 500 people in Memphis who are better birders than I am,” she said. “But I enjoy it. To hear one and see one, your mind just goes away from everything else. It’s like another world.”
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American Yellow Warbler
It’s hard to be more Memphis than Kate Gooch, who moved to Trezevant about 10 months ago with her husband, Robert.
Inside Profile: Kate Gooch ......................... 1 Applause ............................................. 4 Trezevant Trailblazers Bill and Marion Quinlen ................ 6 Fitness Focus .................................... 12 At Home with Martha and Jim Boyd ..................... 16 Donors ................................................. 20 The Back Porch with Dan Conaway .......................... 24 2 Trezevant 177 North Highland Memphis, Tennessee 38111 901.325.4000 trezevantmanor.org
Dear Friend of Trezevant,
It is my pleasure to introduce to you the all-new Trezevant Living Magazine. The earlier version, Treelines, served us well for years, but as we steer Trezevant towards the future, we think the new name and look is more representative of the Trezevant we have become — and are becoming.
This new magazine helps friends, supporters, neighbors, families — and especially future residents — learn more about what a truly special place this is.
If you look at the group of residents moving in now, it’s truly eclectic. Trezevant today is a vibrant and inviting place, filled with people who have lived, and are living, life successfully. They are a huge inspiration to me. The staff is second to none. And our programming is intentionally designed to address aspects of wellness ranging from physical to spiritual to emotional to intellectual.
Living life successfully doesn’t always equate to aging successfully. That’s where we can be of a lot of value to our residents. They come to us with these wonderful life experiences, and we help our residents capitalize on that and age successfully.
In this issue of Trezevant Living Magazine, you’ll meet residents doing just that. Thanks for your interest in Trezevant. Stop by any time.
Sincerely,
Kent Phillips, CEO
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rector. She served seven years as rector of Church of the Holy Apostles and another seven as senior priest at the Episcopal Church in Mountain Home, Arkansas, before retiring in 2003 and returning to Memphis. Today, Anne is back at Grace-St. Luke’s, where it all began, serving as a priest associate.
Two outstanding Trezevant nurses receive honors.
Two of Trezevant’s outstanding nurses, Shantel Chase L.P.N. and Chowanda Johnson L.P.N., were recently selected by PerfectServe as honorees of the “Nurses of Note for 2023” award.
This award was designed to recognize and highlight nurses who are sources of inspiration for others in their field and whose dedication and professionalism have gone above and beyond the call of duty.
Trezevant resident, Anne Carriere, recently received the 2023 Women of Achievement Award for Courage. The award recognizes “the woman who, facing active opposition, backed an unpopular cause in which she deeply believed.” Women of Achievement, Inc. was founded in 1984 by a group of women dedicated to honoring the extraordinary women who have made Memphis and Shelby County better.
Anne was recognized for her work as the first female priest to serve the Episcopal Church as rector in the Diocese of West Tennessee.
It was just over 40 years ago when Anne Carriere was ordained as priest. Anne’s path toward ordained ministry began when there were no women priests in Tennessee and very few in the Episcopal Church.
Anne was one of the first female members of the vestry and was ordained to the priesthood at Grace-St. Luke’s in 1982, where she served for nine years as assistant
Terri Palmore, Director of Nursing said, “It is a privilege for me, as their Director of Nursing, to witness firsthand the incredible work that they do every day. Their resilience, determination, and dedication to the Trezevant mission and our residents reinforce how fortunate we as a community are to have them. We are so excited and proud of their achievement.”
PerfectServe is a leading provider of cloud-based clinical collaboration and provider of scheduling solutions. The honorees come from 35 states and other locations worldwide.
The Rev. Anne S. Carriere is a trailblazer for future generations of women in ministry.
Shantel Chase, L.P.N. Allen Morgan Healthcare and Rehab
Chowansa Johnson, L.P.N. Allen Morgan Healthcare and Rehab
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Dina Smith and Wayne Shannon came to Trezevant for completely different reasons — and finding love was not one of them.
Wayne moved to Trezevant with his late wife, Donna Sue, where they enjoyed a full life until Donna Sue became ill and passed away. Dina first moved to Memphis to be closer to her family and soon became a volunteer assistant to Trezevant’s Chaplain. During her time as a volunteer, she says, she knew it could someday be her home. And, after the death of her husband, J.C. Smith, she made the move.
“The more I worked here and became friends with people, the more I felt like this was just a beautiful community with a sacred center,” she says, “with a chapel and two full-time chaplains, that infuses the place with a very special feeling.”
Dina and Wayne had been friends through their worship and activity experiences at church and then at Trezevant. Their mutual understanding of pain and grief led to the growth of friendship into love and commitment. They married in April, surrounded by their families, and then joyfully celebrated their marriage here with their Trezevant family.
“People here love and support each other, and they take care of each other,” Wayne says. “We hope to inspire others that love is possible at every age. Our friends here surely inspire us!”
Good things are happening at Trezevant for the residents and the staff.
Kirk Pafford is a man with a calling. “I feel a calling that caring for seniors is where I need to be to make a difference,” says Kirk.
Kirk is the Administrator for Trezevant Terrace Assisted Living and recently became a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. This designation is issued by the State of TN Department of Health, Division of Health Licensure and Regulation.
Kirk was approved to participate in the process, after interviewing with the TN Board of Licensure. After a careful review of his résumé and transcripts, he went through the interview process, and then completed the six-month training program. His license was issued for the state and national licensures.
Kirk attributes his interest in senior healthcare to his Grandma Dolly, “who often said she helped raise me.” Working with the senior population, I think of her often and how important this work is to help take care of other Grandma Dollys. Kirk says that his Grandma Dolly passed in 2020, but “she’s with me every day as I care for my residents as I would have cared for her.”
Kirk has been in the healthcare industry for 15 years. He began at Trezevant in 2008 as a floor nurse and has held various supervisory nursing positions. He worked as an assisted living administrator for the past five years and has been in his current role for three years.
Dina Smith and Wayne Shannon find love –in each other and with their Trezevant family.
Kirk Pafford, Administrator, Trezevant Terrace Assited Living
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Dina Smith and Wayne Shannon
Marion & Bill Quinlen
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TREZEVANT TRAILBLAZERS:
How One Couple Plans for Tomorrow While Fully Living Today
Story by John Gaskill
Marion and Bill Quinlen love their new cottage at Trezevant, and they’d be thrilled for you to stop by for a visit. But good luck finding them at home — they’re not often there.
The Quinlens, both 77, represent an evolving trend at Trezevant and at retirement facilities nationwide — couples and individuals who have made the decision to move in before they really need assistance, and while they can still fully enjoy all the amenities a place like Trezevant can offer. But in the case of the Quinlens, who moved to Trezevant in August of 2022, there’s plenty to do beyond Trezevant’s walls — and they plan to keep it up as long as they can.
Marion is an avid hiker, and most weekends and sometimes during the week, you’ll find her hiking with friends on nearby trails, or on weekends as part of the Tennessee Trails Association. She’s a regular at Bible study at Second Presbyterian Church, and she regularly volunteers with local ministries like My Cup of Tea and Multinational Memphis.
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Bill is a devoted outdoorsman, spending plenty of time hunting, fishing, and taking photographs. And he schedules all that around his volunteer role running the girls trap program at St. Mary’s Episcopal School — which for 10 months a year is a nearly-fulltime job. (See sidebar)
“We’re both in good shape,” Bill says. “I stay on my feet pretty much all day.”
Still, timing is everything
They chose Trezevant for a number of reasons. Bill’s father once served on the Trezevant board, and he lived here. Bill grew up nearby in Belle Meade and their two adult children live within two miles in either direction.
“Trezevant was perfect for us to be so near our friends and grandchildren,” Marion said. “But we also have a lot of friends and acquaintances here at Trezevant, and that made it even more attractive.”
Marion grew up in Atlanta and her parents did move into a retirement community there, but, arguably, not as early as they should have.
“I just thought timing was so important,” Marion said. “I wanted us to go before we HAD to go.”
The buck stops here
Bill grew up in Memphis and graduated from Memphis University School. Bill and Marion met while students at Vanderbilt, where she studied art history, and he studied psychology. They graduated in 1968 and got married the next year. He enlisted in the Army, and they spent the next two years in Germany, where he was a counterintelligence agent. Inspired by the travel they got to do while in Germany, Marion worked as a travel agent for about two years once they returned to Memphis, and before they started having children.
Bill worked most of his civilian professional life running his family’s business, Choctaw Inc., which manufactured large concrete pipes and other drainage products. In 1988 he was the only family member left on the staff, and the company was eventually sold to an Australian company. He ran it for 15 years and then retired.
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“People don’t retire like they used to,” Bill says. “I retired and took a nice severance package and walked off with a nicer noncompete, which suited me fine. I don’t miss the grind. But in the position I was in — with 27 plants and 1,000 people working for me — the buck stopped at my desk. I was the guy with the answers. I was the guy with the responsibility. And responsibility is addictive. Some people don’t like it. But I am not one of those people. I didn’t realize it until later in my career, but I was a responsibility junkie.”
While Bill ran his family’s business, Marion tended to the business of her family.
Today, Marion is as busy as ever. And when she’s not helping, she’s likely on her feet, moving.
“I just enjoy helping people do something,” she said. “I don’t want to necessarily be in charge. I will be if I must be. But I just I like helping people.”
30 GIRLS. EIGHT COACHES. 10 YEARS. ONE LEADER
Story by John Gaskill
It takes a lot to be a successful trap coach. It goes without saying you need to be able to shoot. You need to be trained and credentialed, you need to be patient, and you need to love the sport. To run a winning trap program the way Bill Quinlen runs the program at St. Mary’s Episcopal School takes a good bit more.
“Bill is so much more than a trap coach,” says St. Mary’s Athletic Director John Bartholomew. “He has the ability to connect with our community unlike anyone else. Not only does he lead our students, but he also leads a staff of volunteer coaches who are all coaching for the love of the sport and the love of our St. Mary’s community.”
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“My philosophy is you don’t want to be forced into doing something. You want to plan your way into it and that’s the way I run my life,” he said. Some field marshal wrote that all battle plans fail once the first shot is fired. But the trick is to be able to react to that and adjust your plans. The worst plan is no plan.”
— Bill Quinlen, Trezevant resident
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Two legs or four legs—the goal is to keep moving.
“One of my friends and I decided about 10 or 12 years ago that we needed to do it, to start hiking,” Marion said. “We go to all the area parks — Shelby Farms, Shelby Forest, Johnson Park, the parks in Bartlett and downtown Memphis. There are at least a dozen places around Memphis that we can hike four to six miles.”
She also has a four-legged walking partner, Emma, the couple’s Fox-Red Labrador Retriever.
“I love working with her, because she is doing what she was born to do,” Marion said. “We had her professionally trained, and now we work with her five or six days a week. I work with her off leash four or five times a week out at the Shelby Farms Dog Park. Bill works with her twice a week when he is at trap practice. I also give her a short walk around Trezevant after dark.”
“She talked me into helping her in the garden,” Marion said. “We’ve done a lot of work up there. She’s done the planting. I’ve mostly just pulled weeds and helped her try to get some things under control. But it’s really lovely up there.”
She takes lunch once a month to the women who are part of the My Cup of Tea program. “It helps ladies in Orange Mound learn a trade and learn how to run a business,” she said. “I also work with Multinational Memphis, which helps immigrant children. I’m on the board and I help with the kids sometimes for the afterschool program.”
Loving life while preparing for tomorrow
Both Bill and Marion are pleased with their new home at Trezevant. Even though he’s busy running a championship girls, trap team, he still is glad that he and Marion made the proactive decision to move in when they did.
“My philosophy is you don’t want to be forced into doing something. You want to plan your way into it, and that’s the way I run my life,” he said. “Some field marshal wrote that all battle plans fail once the first shot is fired. But the trick is to be able to react to that and adjust your plans. The worst plan is no plan.”
And Marion is looking forward to settling in more and more. She occasionally goes to movies at the manor, and she’s planning to add even more workouts and start going to fitness classes.
“I love it. Absolutely,” she said. “A lot of our friends were already there. More have come since we moved. We know a lot of people, and we’re getting to know more new people. Everybody is very friendly. Everybody speaks to each other and it’s just a very welcoming and happy place. The food in the dining room and bistro is wonderful. We don’t eat there a lot now because we’re in a cottage. But we can go up there anytime we want.”
And while you can find Marion at Trezevant more often than you can find Bill, she’ll probably still be in motion. She walks the stairs at the Manor — up and down 11 stories, six times, three times a week. And recently her Trezevant neighbor, Betty Green, who happens to be a master gardener, told her about the roof garden in the memory care.
And of course, in the future, when they’ve slowed down and need a little more assistance, they both know it will be there. “Having that flexibility is so nice,” Marion said. “We both know whatever we need, they’ll have it.”
For both Marion and Bill, that’s a plan worth having.
“I love Trezevant. Absolutely. I just thought timing was so important, and I wanted us to go before we HAD to go.”
Marion Quinlen, Trezevant resident
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Above all, Bill will tell you, it takes organization. Thirty girls. Eight coaches. And the logistics of the sport mean you can’t practice the whole team all at once.
“Organizing all that is like herding cats, squared,” he said.
Bill has been coaching on the SMS team since 2013, after he was invited by team founder and then head coach Boyd Wade, who was aware Bill had granddaughters attending St. Mary’s. He became head coach in 2016 when Wade moved himself to assistant coach after his daughter graduated.
The first thing you need to know about the St. Mary’s trap team is that all the coaches are volunteers who truly love the sport and the girls. The second thing you need to know is that they are very good. St. Mary’s is one of only three all-girl trap teams in the state of Tennessee. They compete in national competitions every year.
Trap is one of the three major categories of clay target shooting, the others being skeet and sporting clays. Trap, which involves shooting at targets being launched from one machine going away from the shooter, is the best entry point for new shooters.
“I have the responsibility for 30 girls and their development as young women,” Bill said. “Every aspect of it. The safety, the performance. The character building — we get a lot of kids who don’t do well at ball sports. They’re going to be on the bench, and what a waste of time that is. All of our girls shoot at every tournament.”
Among Bill’s many success stories is Emily Ferguson, a three-time cancer survivor who lost her right eye to cancer at age three. A class of 2020 graduate, Emily consistently dominated in tournaments and placed second in the nation the year before. Another star, Gabby Smith, who graduated this year and is headed to Southern Methodist University, placed fourth in the nation last summer, shooting a near perfect 196 out of 200.
“He’s an amazing coach in every aspect,” says Gabby. “Trap is a very mental sport that can be very frustrating. He’s awesome at coaching everyone through their frustration. I got cut from the volleyball team my sophomore year and I was really down. He helped me through that whole part of my life, understanding that one door closes another one opens. He helped me view something bad that happened to me in a positive way.”
At 77, Bill has no plans of stepping down any time soon. As a self-described “responsibility junkie” he craves the accountability.
“I was at my grandson’s wedding this weekend, but I still found time to organize the regional tournament, make sure the score sheets were printed and the ladies knew exactly where to be,” he said. “We’ve got coaches who thrive on working with the rookies, and others who are more focused on the veterans. We have enough coaches to allow that. Some coaches are good at motivating and getting heads on straight; others excel at gun fitting, and getting the gun to shoot where the shooter is looking. And we all know how to fix the guns when they break — which is a lot. These coaches are all dedicated adults who run businesses and have responsible positions. And they just won’t stay away. They love it.”
Surely that, in some small part, is because of Bill Quinlen.
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photos by St. Mary’s Episcopal School
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Unleashing The Power of Wellness: Trezevant Aims to Optimize Total Health for Residents
Story by Rinnie Wood
Wellness opportunities at Trezevant are as varied as our residents, and underscore what current research supports — the importance of challenging both the body and the mind in a variety of ways.
Trezevant resident Doris Boone says “The reason I came to Trezevant is because the exercise program is so available and such high quality—it’s so great. There are so many different classes.” She goes on to say, “I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 39 years ago, and the way to deal with it is yoga and exercise.”
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Rinnie Wood, Trezevant’s Fitness Director, enjoys the pool, where she offers eight water classes a week.
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Ginny Webb and Sally Hergenrader catch up on the day’s activities as they walk the Trezevant grounds.
Trainer Ginger Acuff and resident, Gail Murray enjoys weight classes in the Trezevant fitness center.
Boone isn’t alone in her approach to health and wellness. That’s why Trezevant is committed to offering such a broad array of activities — with 37 different fitness classes campus-wide each week, along with personal training, physical, occupational and speech therapy, plus brain training — are all designed to improve or maintain both physical movement and mental acuity.
In addition to physical challenges, Trezevant offers brain training, both challenging and fun. Our certified speech language pathologist, Dr. Sharon Pollack, teaches “Take Your Brain to the Gym” classes. “The goal is to work the brain, as we would work the body to strengthen it,” she says. “Remember that working the brain improves processing and memory. I see that improvement in every class.”
Trezevant’s residents who participate in the fitness programs say they are more positive and confident and believe the structure and socialization have added benefits to their physical and mental improvement. That’s a win worth celebrating.
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“We want every resident to live the richest life possible,” says fitness director, Rinnie Wood. “Whether a resident is new to exercise or an advanced exerciser, recovering from surgery or wanting to improve cognition, accustomed to working alone or in a group, Trezevant has offerings and resources in place to help make sure you meet your goals.”
Doris Boone attends daily fitness exercises, including yoga and pilates to strengthen her body and spirit.
A New Context
Story by Terri Glazer
A move to Trezevant gave the Boyds the opportunity to see their beloved collections in a fresh, new light.
“There’s a story behind everything Martha and Jim have. I wanted to rearrange their things in a way that continues that story but gives it new life in a way that they can enjoy,” says Interior Designer Amy Mann.
A story indeed — the couple’s belongings include pieces handed down from family members, items they’ve acquired over five decades in the many places they’ve called home, and collected works of art and crafts from locales they love. Their treasures’ new setting, in one of the gated community’s 36 garden homes, is the perfect next chapter in that story.
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Already on the waiting list, the Boyds made the decision to go ahead and move to Trezevant in the spring of 2022, when they learned the 3,000-square-foot garden home was available. The three-bedroom residence offered exactly what they were looking for—a garage with room for two cars, as well as Jim’s beloved bicycles and kayaks, a dining room just right for entertaining, a garden room to hold Martha’s piano, and a yard and patio where she can garden to her heart’s content. “When we saw the house we fell in love with it.” she recalls. “We thought, ‘Why are we waiting? It won’t be available if we wait!’”
They brought Mann, a designer at Greg Baudoin Interior Design, on board when they decided to join the tree-lined East Memphis community. She oversaw renovation work done by Trezevant crews and Jon Gambrell Construction and created a plan to transition her clients’ furnishings to the new space, envisioning a fresh take on their favorite things.
Says Mann, “The goal was to make it feel lighter and brighter but still work with all of their existing rugs and art. I found a mineral blue that was throughout all the rugs and also a lot of their art pieces, so we used that to freshen it up but make everything still feel continuous and unified.”
In the cozy TV room just inside the front door, new built-in bookshelves and cabinets display colorful art and textiles from the couple’s many trips to the American Southwest and Guatemala. A favorite sofa, newly decked out in neutral upholstery, creates a canvas for the bold hues in the collection, as well as the vibrant green corner chair. Martha acquired that treasure from Dottie’s Digs, the community’s on-site resale store, several years ago, when she was Trezevant’s Director of Development.
“Amy gave us three floor plans for our living room and let us pick the one we liked…which furniture we couldn’t live without and which we needed. We really didn’t get rid of that much furniture,” Martha recalls. The major difference from their previous home is the color palette. Mann switched
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red upholstery for a lighter choice to better set off colorful paintings by Milisa Valliere.
The living room flows easily into a large garden room, a feature unique to this particular home that was added by previous residents. The spot is a perfect setting for the baby grand piano. Playing it is a hobby Martha resumed in retirement after a hiatus of many years.
The downstairs primary suite suits the Boyds to a T thanks to the complete bathroom renovation. The new layout includes a large walk-in shower, double sinks with a storage tower between, and a private water closet. Blue Pencil Home helped organize the walk-in closet Martha and Jim share.
Upstairs holds plenty of room for guests, as evidenced by the fact that all nine members of the Boyd family spent last Christmas in the home. There’s also space for separate offices for Jim and Martha, who both remain active in the Memphis community.
Jim loves the work Mann did in his office, where handsome green walls reflect the hues of the trees outside the windows. His lifetime collection of books lines one side. The designer added a pair of swivel chairs to provide comfortable seating when he has meetings there, and a quiet meditation spot for the retired Episcopal priest and former president of BRIDGES.
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Having fresh, beautiful surroundings has been a major part of the Boyds’ happy transition to life at Trezevant. Martha says the move has broadened their horizons in many ways. “Coming here we’ve met people we probably never would have met, and they’re fascinating. There is a lot of energy and a new infusion of people with different life experiences. It makes for stimulating dinner conversations.”
Thank you to the many caring Trezevant donors.
Your annual gift to Trezevant can help provide lifetime security and the highest quality of care and life for seniors. The Trezevant Foundation supports programs and services for residents and staff. In addition, residents who can no longer meet the financial requirements can be assured that they will always have a home at Trezevant. Our commitment is to ensure that our residents can access the care they require in all stages of their life.
We invite you to support Trezevant with an outright donation, gifts of stock or a legacy commitment. Considering a deferred gift can be a meaningful way to leave a lasting legacy of kindness and support. It showcases your commitment to making a difference in the lives of seniors and inspires others to do the same for years to come.
To learn more please contact Paula Jacobson, Executive Director Trezevant Foundation at 901-251-9242 or at pjacobson@trezevantmanor.org.
All donations received between December 1, 2022 and July 31, 2023
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Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
SARA HOLMES
Emile Bizot
Kitty Cannon & Jim Waller
Anna McNeill
Rodgers Menzies
HELEN JABBOUR
Emile Bizot
Kitty Cannon & Jim Waller
Anna McNeill
Madge Saba
CHARLOTTE JONES
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
LUCY CARRINGTON
JONES
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
BARBARA KIRK-NORRIS
Elinor Reed
BOBBY & CAMILLE LEATHERMAN
Maxine Patterson
ALICE LESLIE
Barbara Bacharach
ROGER LOWERY
Jim Waller & Kitty Cannon
Anna McNeill
JOHN MANSFIELD
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
Rodgers Menzies
PAUL MARTIN
Estella Mayhue-Greer (BOD)
THERESA MAUER
Sara Holmes (S)
Margaret Taylor
ROBERT MCCALLUM
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
ANNA MCNEILL
Barbara Bacharach
Bridget Barek
Maxine Patterson
T.V. MILLER
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
NANCY MORRIS
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
Madge Saba
ROSEMARY MOSBY
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
LYNETTE MURFF
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
CHRISTINA LAI & PEDRO NAIA
Margaret Taylor
CAROLINE NANCE
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
ANN NICHOLS
Emile Bizot
CORINNE NIENHUIS
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
AL NIMOCKS
Emile Bizot
BUDDY NIX
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
MIKE OSBORN
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
LUCILLE OWEN
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader (S)
Anna McNeill
Rodgers Menzies (S)
Madge Saba
GERALDINE PAGE
Anna McNeill
MAXINE PATTERSON
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
Madge Saba
PAT PATTERSON
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
Madge Saba
JIMMY PIDGEON
Barbara Bacharach
CAROL ANN PERA
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
RAY PODESTA
Barbara Bacharach
Bridget Barek
Emile Bizot
Sally Podesta
NANCY POOLE
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
ANN POWELL
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
ELINOR REED
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
BOB RICHARDSON
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
JACK RICHBOURG
Emile Bizot
Chipsy & Bill Butler
Anna McNeill
Madge Saba
TERRY ROBERSTON
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
BETTY JANE ROBINSON
Anna McNeill
Maxine Patterson
MARY VIRGINIA ROGERS
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
BETSY RUCKS
Emile Bizot
Kitty Cannon & Jim Waller
Missie & Jim McDonnell
Anna McNeill
MADGE SABA
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
Maxine Patterson
CLAIRE SAINO
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
PEG SALMON
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
Madge Saba
JOHN SALMON
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
Madge Saba
ALEX SAUNDERS
Anna McNeill
DINA SMITH SHANNON
Barbara Bacharach
WAYNE SHANNON
Joanne Fleming
ANNE SHAW
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
SARA SHELTON
Barbara Bacharach
Anna McNeill
Anne Shaw
Valerie Smithers (E)
MARIE STARK
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
ANN STEVENS
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Kitty Cannon & Jim Waller
Sally Hergenrader
Rodgers Menzies (S)
Madge Saba
DOROTHY STEVENSON
Bridget Barek
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
Maxine Patterson
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SHIRLEY STOKES
Barbara Bacharach (S)
LAURENCE STREULI
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
JO THELKELD
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
BILL THRELKELD
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
Madge Saba
JET THOMPSON
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader
Missie & Jim
McDonnell
Anna McNeill
Madge Saba
ANNE TIMMONS
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
TREZEVANT TRANSPORTATION DEPT.
Elinor Reed
VIRGINIA TRENHOLM
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
LILLIAN & NICK TROTTER
Gee Gee Chandler
DR. RANDY & SUZETTE TURNER
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Campbell
BOB VANDOREN
Anna McNeill
DORSEY WADE
Emile Bizot
Kitty Cannon & Jim
Waller
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
FRANKIE WADE
Emile Bizot
Kitty Cannon & Jim
Waller
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
MARY EDITH WALKER
Emile Bizot
Kitty Cannon & Jim Waller
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
JULIE WALTON
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
MARY LINDA WARDLAW
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
KIERSTEN WATKINS
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
JOHN WEBB
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
VICKI & BILL VICKI WEBER
Mary Kate Wyatt
SUSAN WHITEHEAD
Barbara Bacharach
LINDA WIBLE
Emile Bizot
Jim Waller & Kitty
Cannon
Anna McNeill
Madge Saba
BAILEY WIENER
Dr. Randy Turner
BARBARA & RICHARD WILLIAMS
Bindy Snyder
BEVERLY WILLIAMS
Anna McNeill
Cathy & Jack Richbourg
Madge Saba
JACKIE WILLIAMSON
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
FRED WIMMER
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
MILTON WINTER
Emile Bizot
Kitty Cannon & Jim Waller
Sally Hergenrader
Anna McNeill
Rodgers Menzies
JUNE WOOD
Emile Bizot
Kitty Cannon & Jim Waller
Anna McNeill
MARY KATE WYATT
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Anna McNeill
Carol & James Wyatt
DINA SMITH & WAYNE SHANNON
Dina & Wayne requested all donations made in their honor go towards the Chapel Fund
Ginger Acuff
Sylvia Adams
Barbara Bacharach
Martha & Jim Boyd
Amy Shannon & Chris Boyer
Jeanne Gray Carr
Gee Gee Chandler
Libby Daughdrill
Marilyn Dunavant
Sue & Frank Guarino
Emily Haizlip
Helen Jabbour
Missie & Jim
McDonnell
Anna McNeill
Jimmye Pidgeon
John & Trish Pontius
Jean Tuggle
Dorsey & John Wade
Karen White
June Wood
DIRECTED GIFTS
CHAPEL FUND
Buff & Tommy Adams
Jan Bell
Sara Heckle
Anna McNeill
Elinor Reed
Peg & John Salmon
Linda Wible
GENERATOR FUND
Dr. Bob & Jenny
Richardson
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS
Ann Knox
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Jim Dorman
Suzanne Gronemeyer
Rodgers Menzies
M. Dell Stiner
Gail & Page
Williamson
Gail Weesner
MEMORIALS
OLIN ATKINS
Norma Atkins
Barbara Bacharach
Marilyn Dunavant
Ann Knox
Barbara Nash
Jimmye Pidgeon
Dr. Bob & Jenny
Richardson
Faye Southern
Margaret Taylor
Phillip & Mary Vaiden
June Wood
Mary Kate Wyatt
BRIDGET BAREK
Barbara Dale Crafton
Libby Daughdrill
Ann Knox
Missie & Jim
McDonnell
Barbara Nash
Jimmye Pidgeon
Ann Powell
Betsy Rucks
Madge Saba
June Wood
MODINE BOLEN
Barbara Dale Crafton
Helen Jabbour
JANE CASH
Laura Edwards
HELEN COX
Barbara Bacharach
Briget Barek
Libby Daughdrill
Diane Davis
Ann Hunt
Carol Snowden Morris
Virginia Trenholm
HOWARD T.
CRAWFORD
Virginia Hollon
LIBBY DAUGHDRILL
Ann Hunt
Barbara Nash
Gwen & Penn Owen
Allison & Tommy Parker
Jimmye Pidgeon
Ann Powell
Madge Saba
Debby & Steve Schadt
Dr. Randy Turner
Milton Winter
EDNA EARL DOUGLAS
Leslie Kuhn
Maxine & John
Patterson
Ann Hunt
Macon & John Ivy
TOM GARROT
Kitty McClintock
EDNA EARL DOUGLAS
Ann Hunt
Macon & John Ivy
Maureen & John
Patteson
Jimmye Pidgeon
JOHN DOUGLAS
Edna Earl Douglas
NANCY ERB
William Byrd
Foy & Bill Coolidge
Libby Daughdrill
Lesley & John Dillon
Mary & Robert Ellis
Sherry Felts
Dot & Dick Fisher
Ann Hunt
Missie & Jim
McDonnell
Edward Morrow
Caroline Nance
Gwen & Penn Owen
Angela Park
Betsy Rucks (S)
Mr. & Mrs. John Stokes
KAY FRIERSON
Judith Dresher
Marilyn Dunavant
Anne Shaw
ANN THRELKELD
GARRETT
Chipsy & Bill Butler
Gee Gee Chandler
Diane Davis
Helen Jabbour
Barbara Nash
Jimmye Pidgeon
June Wood
ELLEN GAMMON
Kay Robilio
Milton Winter
MARY ALICE GORDON
Dr. & Mrs. Dee Canale
Helen Jabbour
Missie & Jim
McDonnell
Jimmye Pidgeon
Ann Powell
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Madge Saba
June Wood
ANNE GRAVES
Emile Bizot
June Wood
BILL HAAG
Dr. Randy & Suzette Turner
BETTY JANE HARRIS
Susan & Rice Byars
Dale Jacobson
Lee Ann Roehm
WIL HERGENRADER
Sylvia Adams
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Dr. & Mrs. Dee Canale
Gee Gee Chandler
Barbara Dale Crafton
Diane Davis
Marilyn Dunavant
Ann Knox
Carol Snowden Morris (S)
Barbara Nash
Jimmye Pidgeon
Jimmye Pidgeon
Ann Powell
Dr. Bob & Jenny
Richardson
Cathy & Jack Richbourg
Mrs. & Mr. John Robertson
Madge Saba
Faye Southern
Margaret Taylor
Virginia Trenholm
John & Ginny Webb
Ann Whitsitt
Milton Winter
June Wood
GEORGE WAYNE
JEFFERSON
Dr. Randy Turner
REV. JOEL KEYS
Marilyn Dunavant
JUNE KRAMER
Kathy & Steve Kramer
KITTY MCCLINTOCK
Emile Bizot
Jim Waller & Kitty Cannon
Foy Coolidge
Barbara Dale Crafton
Libby Daughdrill
Meredity & Jim Holbrook
Missie & Jim McDonnell
Gwen & Penn Owen (BOD)
Christian & Davis Owen
Jimmye Pidgeon
Dr. Wiley & Shade Robinson
Laurence Streuli
Milton Winter
June Wood
KATE MORRISON
Dr. Randy & Suzette Turner
MINOR MURRAH
Jimmye Pidgeon
JULIA MADDOX
Barbara Dale Crafton
Ann Knox
Carol Snowden Morris
Jimmye Pidgeon
June Wood
NORMA DAVIS OWEN
Gwen & Penn Owen
HERMAN “PAT”
PATTERSON
Alliance Francais of Memphis
Barbara Bacharach
Bridget Barek
Emile Bizot
Peggy Bodine
Jean Borkert
Martha & Jim Boyd
Suzy & Gratton Brown
Bernie & Judy Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Brown, Jr.
Gina Buckner
Gina Buckner (S)
Dr. & Mrs. Dee Canale
Gee Gee Chandler
Barbara Dale Crafton
Libby Daughdrill
Thea Dotson
Marilyn Dunavant
Sally Hergenrader (S)
Sara Holmes
Helen Jabbour
Joyce & Ted Johnson
Wendy and John LaTorre
Camille and Bobby Leatherman
Perre Magness
Jeanette Martin
Anna McNeill
Rodgers Menzies (S)
Tom and Jo Miller
Joe Hawes and Gail Murray
Barbara Nash
Al Nimocks
Jimmye Pidgeon
Ann Powell
Betsy Rucks
Madge Saba
Rebecca and Jay Serio
Faye Southern
Laurence Streuli
Jet Thompson
Dorsey and John Wade
Mr. and Mrs. John Wade
David Work
MARTHA POLK PEARSON
Oscar Adams (BOD)
RAY PODESTA
Barbara Bacharach
Emile Bizot
Ann Knox
Barbara Nash
Al Nimocks
Jimmye Pidgeon
Ann Powell
Madge Saba
MARY ALICE QUINN
Emile Bizot
Kitty Cannon & Jim Waller
Ann Hunt
Jimmye Pidgeon
June Wood
KAY SMITH REID
Jimmye Pidgeon
CLAYTON ROBERTS
Cathy and Jack Richbourg
ANDREW ROBERTSON
Susanne Darnell
Sara Holmes
Al Nimocks
WARREN ROBINSON
Betty Robinson
COL. AND MRS.
JOHN F. REED
Elinor Reed
DONNA SUE SHANNON
Ann Powell
Wayne Shannon
RON TERRY
Libby Daughdrill
Jane & John Dulin
Jimmye Pidgeon
Dr. and Mrs. Randy Turner
GERRY THOMAS
Ann Hunt
Barbara Nash
Virginia Trenholm
June Wood
SUZETTE TURNER
Emile Bizot
Dr. and Mrs. Dee Canale
Libby Daughdrill
Walker Hays
Meredith & Jim Holbrook
Sara Holmes
Ann Hunt
Joyce & Ted Johnson
Libby & Andy King
Gail & Scott King
Ann Knox
Camille and Bobby
Leatherman
Missie and Jim McDonnell
Alice Anne and TV Miller
Suzette Murphy
Barbara Nash
Gwen and Penn Owen (BOD)
Christian and Davis Owen
Jimmye Pidgeon
Dr. Bob and Jenny
Richardson
Dr. Wiley and Shade Robinson (BOD)
Joelle Rogin
Betsy Rucks
Madge Saba
Laurence Streuli
Dorsey and John Wade
Marilyn Wiener
GERRY THOMAS
Bridget Barek
TRINTJE WADE
Dr. Randy Turner
ANN WHITSITT
Bridget Barek
Peggy Bodine
Dr. and Mrs. Dee Canale
Jim Waller and Kitty
Cannon
Libby Daughdrill (S)
Joey and James Garner
Sally Hergenrader
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Johnson
Ann Knox
G. Robert Morris
Barbara Nash
Allison and Tommy Parker
Jimmye Pidgeon
Ann Powell
Betsy Rucks (S)
Peg and John Salmon
Faye Southern
Dr. & Mrs. Randy Turner
Lura & Steve Lura Turner
Milton Winter
June Wood
BARBARA WILSON
Martha and Jim Boyd
Ann Powell
Cathy & Jack Richbourg
Virginia Trenholm
Dorsey and John Wade
LEGEND
(S) - Scholarship Fund
(C) - Chapel Fund
(G) - Generator Fund
(BOD) - Board of Director
(T) - Fdtn. Trustee
(E) - Employee
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The Back Porch
by Dan Conaway
Highland to Highland, a Journey
Nora and I moved to Trezevant on July 10. We brought two dogs, 48 boxes, and a lifetime.
I was born about the same time as the High Point neighborhood.
The homes were largely post-war, carved and shaped on farmland, growing new families on dreams and the GI Bill.
My home was just down Highland in a neighborhood called Normal, named for the West Tennessee State Normal School, a teacher’s college that would become the University of Memphis. My grandfather, J.P. Alley, built his house there in 1913.
Three generations shared the house with parents, grandparents, great uncles and aunts, cousins, countless dogs, the occasional raccoon, rabbits, roosters, the occasional snake, one parakeet, constant visitors, and two older brothers I did my best to avoid until I could defend myself.
I played in and around my grandfather’s studio, a wonderful one-room white clapboard building on a little ivy-covered rise at the back of the yard. There was a big stone fireplace in there, and an old drawing board, stained in ancient India ink. He died in 1934, but he was still in there, too. He fought the Ku Klux Klan at that drawing board in the 1920s, creating cartoons that won a Pulitzer Prize. That studio and my boyhood world at 491 South Highland are gone, but all of that is still here and in me.
Across Waynoka from here where the church is now was a great big yard with a long winding drive that led to a great big house, Admiral Campbell’s house. He was Soup Campbell to Dad. To everybody else he was the commanding officer at Naval Air Station Memphis at Millington.
I can’t remember his real first name or the names of his five – maybe six kids – or why he and Dad were friends. Islands in the Pacific were involved, something neither man talked about. I do remember
that house and playing with those kids. I especially remember dinner and drinks in the officers’ club in Millington, being introduced to something called a Shirley Temple, and dancing with my mother.
I look out the window at a vast forest shading unseen houses, broken by a few taller buildings here and there in the distant haze, and I see memories.
I’m where I began. I’m home.
Like most, Memphis is a city of neighborhoods. Like very few, this is a city of neighbors.
Like most, Memphis is a city challenged by its time. Like very few, this is a city of stories that mark time, of a creative spirit born here, of a warmth kindled in the company of each other and happily shared.
Trezevant is a very Memphis neighborhood, within a larger one, within a city, but with its own sense of place. Our neighbors have lived involved lives over the widest possible range of endeavor and interest across the world.
We’ve come together here. And we have stories. Do tell.
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My grandfather, J.P. Alley, in his studio. Come on. Tell me you don’t want a pair of those spats.
Dear Friend,
I invite you to visit this wonderful place that so many call home—Trezevant.
If you haven’t ever visited Trezevant or it has been a while, I hope you will join me for a personal tour. It’s the best way to find out why a LifeCare Community, and particularly Trezevant, is right for you and your family.
Nearly 50 years ago, Trezevant forged a new path in Memphis as the first LifeCare Community in the area, and it set into motion the legacy we still celebrate today.
Together, we can explore a variety of apartment and garden homes, services, and amenities that are right for you. Come see first-hand why Trezevant is a smart alternative to staying in your house and why generations of families have trusted us and our unwavering commitment to the seniors in Memphis and beyond.
I look forward to meeting with you! Please call my o ce at 901-515-2818.
Warm regards,
Libby King
Director of Sales and Marketing lking@trezevantmanor.org
901.515.2818
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photo by Bob Bayne
177 North Highland Memphis, Tennessee 38111 901.325.4000 trezevantmanor.org
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