Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Jane Pinson Was a Nurse to All

I'm having trouble with the blog program acting "squirrely" so spacing is rather strange.         (Click on any photo to enlarge it.)


Jane Pinson

August 7, 1943 – August 25, 2021

Jane’s voice still echoes, Her laughter still brings cheer,
Her knowledge still brings comfort, Her caring still brings hope,
Her life still inspires, Her light still shines,
And always will…

Jane and Gene Pinson moved net door to my house in Savanna Club, our retirement community, in Port St. Lucie, Florida in 2013.  They are from Harper's Ferry, which is 100 miles north of my home in Virginia.  Little did I know what good friends they would become.  

Jane was a nurse who worked in the ER in Arlington, VA.  She was a nurse through and through and she helped many people with health issues.  She was just one of those people you could always count on, in sickness and in health.

We clicked from the day we met, even though we didn't do everything together.  We did have our routines:  She rode with me on my golf cart to Craft Club and Women's Club.  I rode with Gene and Jane to all the shows in Savanna Club.  She sent me lot of meals  "just because."  I especially enjoyed her beans and cornbread!


When I was in Virginia this summer, I heard she was ill and  I was very concerned.  I'd never known Jane to be sick.  With trips in and out of the hospital and rehab, things didn't seem to get much better.  Then they discovered cancer, although they didn't know for sure where it originated.  Then, when she tested positive for Covid-19, it was a shock.  That was likely the factor that caused her death.  She left this earth to join Jesus in heaven on August 25, 2019.  Oh, how I miss her!

December 18, 2014

One of our first activities together was Golf Cart Caroling in Savanna Club.  It turned cold that evening – in the 50s so we dressed warm.  Gene drove my golf cart, his first experience driving one.  Yes, they got one for themselves later.


January 11, 2015 
Vicky Peterson, MaryMay Angelil,
Jane Pinson, Norma Pennie, and Denise Calise.
I won a catered dinner at Women’s Club and had my four neighbors over to share it.  We had a great time with many laughs, aided by our tasty beverages!  That was an outstanding evening!!!!!

     


February 5, 2015
Can you imagine turning 15 women loose with hammers and nails
in a small craft room?  The noise level was so high they could hear us in the lobby of the clubhouse but we were so busy that we hardly noticed.  The birdhouses were cut out.... all we had to do was nail them together, paint, and decorate them.  Right!!!!  I haven't laughed that hard in ages and that was mostly at my own ineptitude.    When Jane took hers home she was crushed because Gene told her it was pitiful!


 
December 31, 2017
This was our first New Year's together.

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