Emporia Presbyterian Manor
Staff Spotlight: JUNE 2019
Jessica Canchola
Get to know resident Jim Lowther In honor of Father’s Day, we want to make sure you know a special father (and grandfather) in our community—Jim Lowther. Jim graduated from the University of Kansas with his degree in Journalism. He and his wife, Virginia, met on the KU campus, even though Virginia graduated from Emporia State University with a degree in business administration. She went on to work for an insurance company and also wore the hat as “housewife.”
Jessica Canchola
Jim started out his career building, or developing, the company that is now Cable One, working with William Lindsay White, William Allen White’s Jim Lowther son. Jim also worked for the Emporia Gazette as the assistant publisher for a year and then went to work for Citizens National Bank, where he continued his work while also serving in the House of Representatives for 21 years. He was in the Emporia legislative district and also served four years on the school board. Jim and Virginia were married on Kansas Day, January 29, 1955. The couple had two daughters—the oldest daughter works for the Area on Aging in Emporia and the youngest daughter is a CPA. The family has grown over the years and there are now four grandchildren. When asked what he enjoyed most about Father’s Day, Jim shared, “Just being with my daughters and watching them grow. It was a lot of fun.” He also hopes he’s passed on a few things to his girls over the years, “Their ability to achieve, a strong work ethic and high standards.” Shortly after moving here, Virginia passed away around Christmas in 2011. Jim remembers that Thanksgiving before her passing fondly—his family and children got together for a big Thanksgiving feast here at Presbyterian -Lowther, continued on page 2
In the 17 months she’s been working on our campus, Jessica Canchola has had the opportunity to change job titles in order to do more of what she loves: interacting with residents. “I love residents. They make each day special,” said Jessica. Jessica started working for Presbyterian Manor in January 2018 as a nurse but transitioned onto the activities team as assistant activities director in February of this year. “I absolutely loved the idea of being able to interact with the residents from a different angle. Making them smile and laugh. Seeing them enjoy each other and listening to the conversations that different activities start is pretty neat. You -Canchola, continued on page 2
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