Fulton Community Matters May 2019

Fulton Presbyterian Manor

Our artist: MAY 2019

Jay Karr, a lifetime of art Jay Karr filled his life with art.

PMMA unveils new logo, brand identity As an organization evolves and grows, so should brand awareness. In the past year, Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America has embarked on a journey to create a brand image that could represent all its communities and provide greater brand awareness for the entire PMMA system.

The new mark had to reflect PMMA’s core values, mission and beliefs. It needed to be simple but sophisticated enough to convey the high quality of Presbyterian Manor care and service found in PMMA communities. It also needed to be practical and A PMMA COMMUNITY demonstrate reliability and integrity. At its board meeting March 5, the PMMA Board of Trustees approved a new logo set for the PMMA system.

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“I have had a love for art since I was young, especially developing an interest while Amish Spring in high school. I

by Jay Karr would listen to lectures and draw at the same time. I attended Drake in Des Moines, Iowa, and also took art classes at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, later. I also met my wife, Phyllis, during this time, as she taught classes at a nearby high school.”

The new logo captures the spirit of our heritage and commitment to the future. The simplicity of the mark pays tribute to the original request from Alice Kalb to the Presbyterian Church. The upward “V” elements serve to remind us that our core purpose is to provide compassionate and caring services to better the lives of seniors.

Mr. Karr did a small amount of sculpture work, too, and won a second-place prize while at school. He Wine, Roses and says that he Chagall by Jay Karr really began to paint when he retired from Westminster College here in Fulton. He taught creative writing there.

The elements of the logo represent the three levels of living (independent, assisted and healthcare) or outstretched arms that protect and serve our residents. These elements are blue to suggest energy and action because it

Mr. and Mrs. Karr went on a sabbatical to England for six months in 1974. They stayed at the

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Fulton Presbyterian Manor announces Art is Ageless® winners Fulton Presbyterian Manor recently hosted a reception for the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition.

“We are so lucky to have so many talented artists in our Fulton

community,” said Tresa Allen, marketing director. “Art is Ageless features artwork from artists age 65 and older. We are proud to show off these fabulous works!”

Best of Show (Professional): Mary Kate Saltzman, “Summer Flowers” Best of Show (Amateur): Rose Smith, “Irish Chain” People’s Choice: Nancy Lewis, “Pen and Ink”

Summer Flower –Saltzman

Mixed Media/Crafts: Nancy West, “Box with Baby Roses & Scrolls” Painting: Carol Bramon, “Morning Glory” Irish Chain-Smith

Pen and Ink-Lewis

Photography: Carol Bramon, “Bee on Geranium”

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Local competition winners will join winners from 16 other Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America communities to be judged at the masterpiece level. Winning entries at the masterpiece level are selected for publication in PMMA’s annual Art is Ageless calendar and note cards. u

CORRECTION In last month’s issue, we featured our volunteers. One name was mistakenly entered as Courtney Harrison. Courtney’s actual last name is Nelson. We sincerely apologize for the error.

Box with Baby Roses & Scrolls-West

Bee on Geranium-Bramon

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Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Fulton Presbyterian Manor

by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizaton.

To submit or suggest articles: tallen2@PMMA.org Dawn Smith, executive director Tresa Allen, marketing director

OUR MISSION: To provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.

Celebrating our military members Did you know May is National Military Appreciation Month?

When it comes to celebrating our veterans and the many sacrifices they’ve made, you can never do it often enough. Thank you to our veterans at Fulton Presbyterian Manor! If you see them, be sure to express your gratitude: Robert Fisher— Served in the Korean War in Kusong, North Korea. He was a Robert Fisher Sergeant and was in the Special Category Army along with working with the Air Force to build runways. He served for five years.

Charlie Benson— Served in the Army during World War II as a Sergeant. He Charlie Benson served all over the Pacific (going to Philippines and Japan, in particular) in Artillery Communications. He was in the Army for almost three years and says most of his time in the Pacific was pretty exciting.

Jack McBride—He served in the Seaman Branch of the Navy during World War II. He was aboard the ship USS Mountain Rail. He served for one and one-half years and was overseas for most of that time. He was responsible for buying the supplies for the ship. While most sailors were on land/at home when they came to the United States, he stayed aboard ship to order supplies.

Wally Peck—Served in the Army as a Corporal during the Korean War. He was stationed in Italy, Austria and Germany during the Occupation. He worked as a cook/baker for the mess hall. He was originally assigned to a tank outfit but started as a cook/baker soon after that. He also went on to

be a baker at McDonnell-Douglas from 1948 to 1974.

Gene Wolfmeier—Served in the Army as a Corporal at the end of the Korean War. Gene began his career in the National Guard and went on to the Army. He did his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood then trained at both Fort Eustis, Va. and Fort Story, Va. He also served in France, Germany and Alaska. He was a Colonel’s driver for a while then he operated/drove a DUKW (known as a Duck), trucks that could also navigate through the water like a boat.

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empowers residents to remain healthy, active and engaged. It also underscores respect and understanding that seniors, as citizens and individuals, retain their rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

The logo has three different diamond colors, utilizing colors from the previous PMMA logos. The diamond elements sit atop the “V” elements to signify the core purpose of our organization. The PMMA gold diamond relates to the Presbyterian Manor gold standard for providing quality senior services; the purple diamond refers to the faith-based mission that is fulfilled daily by the staff members at each PMMA community; the Aberdeen green diamond refers to the commitment to healthy living through the intentional balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual components of wellness.

Over the next several months, you will begin to see the new logos in our communications, advertising and signage. We look forward to continuing to provide you with the quality senior services guided by Christian values that you have come to expect. u

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Jay Karr – continued from page 1 William Gandalf House, and Mr. Karr took even more art classes while they were there. Their children went to school in England and they took Greek dancing lessons.

“I wanted to go to Russia but didn’t get to do so. I love Russian literature.”

Mr. Karr’s art covers areas from scenic paintings to nudes. He says that he was taking an advanced art course in the evening while at the University of Iowa and when he walked up the steps to class, there was a nude in front of him. He says, “I dropped everything I had on the steps below me.”

Mr. Karr favors Henri Matisse paintings and the Nighthawks

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painting by Edward Hopper done in 1942. In fact, one of Mr. Karr’s paintings is of the bar in Murray’s Restaurant in Columbia, Mo. He says that he was awed by the bar, so he took a picture of it and then painted it. He says that he sold the painting to the owners for $1,000 ($500 in cash and $500 in food gift certificates). Mr. Karr says that people were saying, “Who did this?” and then he got a couple of orders for paintings to do.

Mr. Karr has also been an author. He wrote a book entitled “Leaving the Homefront.” He explains that he started this book after retirement in 2004-2005. It is about his experiences leaving for World War II, where he was in the

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paratroopers. Mr. Karr also assisted in the republishing of Bellamann’s “King’s Row” in November 1981.

Mr. Karr actually did some of the artwork and drew the map in the front of the book.

More recently, Mr. Karr had three paintings entered in the Art is Ageless event. He entered “Amish Spring,” “Wine, Roses & Chagall” and “And Holding: Birthday Roses.” Everyone loved his paintings, especially the Amish Spring painting.

We are pleased and honored to have such an esteemed artist with us. He teaches us about painting and being creative!

Editor’s note: Jay Karr, resident, was interviewed for this story prior to his death April 14.u