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Franke-ly Speaking Winter 2018

Robert Pentimonti, Chair

Jeff Watts, Treasurer

Jim Hushagen, Secretary

Joanna Monroe, Immediate Past Chair

Bob Beckham

Joe Lawless

Robert Modarelli, M.D.

Martin Neeb, Ph.D.

Jane Taylor, BSN

Barbara Thompson, M.D.

Mark C. Gustafson, President & CEO

2017-2018 Board of Directors

Senior Management

Mark C. Gustafson, President/CEO

Mary D. Briles, Director of Nursing

Tony DeMarco, Director of Building Services

Kristie Dowdy, Director of Human Resources

Judy Dunn, Vice President of Finance & Support Services

Michelle Matz, Sr. Director of Residential Accommodations

Kelly Merry, Director of Philanthropy

Jim Tonjann, Sr. Director of Dining Services

Christine Hall-Werner, Sr. Director of Marketing & PR

Heidi White, Director of Life Enrichment

Franke-ly Speaking is a publication of FRANKE TOBEY JONES 5340 North Bristol Street Tacoma, WA 98407 (253) 752-6621

Franke-ly Speaking / Winter 2018 - 2

Welcome to Franke

Tobey Jones

Philanthropy Matters

We deeply appreciate the generous individuals,

business partners and foundations who supported our

charitable mission in 2017. Together, we accomplished

a lot last year. Charitable Subsidy, the Employee

Scholarship Fund, Senior University, the Wellness

Program, the Point Defiance~Ruston Senior Center and

the Where the Need Is Greatest Fund were sustained

and continue to develop due to the investment of

donors. A Capital Campaign Committee was also created

and FTJ has undertaken its first ever capital campaign to

help build a new health center and memory care

building on campus. We are working hard to complete a

successful capital campaign over the next few years.

The Campaign for Franke Tobey Jones: Historic past;

Innovative future will set the tone for our mission-

driven work in 2018 and beyond. We hope you will join

us this year as we continue old traditions and create

new ones in order to enrich and extend the quality of

life for seniors in our community.

Kelly Merry Director of Philanthropy

Lorraine Buntain, Eve Clemmons, Bob and Joan Gardner, Kurt and Linda Graff, Doris Larsen, Joann Metcalf, Florence Millikan, Nathalie Minor, Shirley Murphy,

Catherine Sleavin, Harold and Margaret Squires William and Barbara Street, Sharon Stein, John Van Buren,

Hubert (Bud) Vandenwyer, Elsa Mae Williams

Cover: Kristina Stockwell, Frances Bentley and Mary Briles

Your Dollars at Work The FTJ Library Committee works year-round to make

sure interesting and appealing books are available to

our residents. The collection is amazing! In addition to

Donor Spotlight

Save the Date!

Franke-ly Speaking / Winter 2018 - 7

Dr. Merrill James (Jim) Wicks

Dr. Merrill James (Jim) Wicks and his wife

Marjorie moved to Franke Tobey Jones in 1997.

His happy spirit, community involvement and

philanthropic support were admired by many

people. Sadly, on December 20, 2017, Dr. Wicks

passed away. He will be greatly missed.

According to Dr. Wicks, life was an

experience of episodes. He received his

Doctor of Medicine degree and established a

practice of Anatomical and Clinical Pathology in

Tacoma, centered at Tacoma General Hospital. He was also the CEO of the

Blood Bank, and was President of the American Association of Blood Banks in

1962. Back in the 1950’s Franke Tobey Jones was a familiar landmark for Dr.

Wicks as he flew his seaplane on visits to medical facilities within the South

Sound.

Dr. Wicks was active in leadership of community organizations and at

Mason United Methodist Church. At Franke Tobey Jones he and

Marjorie funded the M.J. Wicks Family Wellness Center, built on campus in

2004, providing a site for an extensive program of exercise and fitness

classes, as well as lectures and educational and fellowship gatherings. Dr.

Wicks continued to be supportive of the Wellness Program as it grew, helping

Franke’s Follies Luncheon—Let The Sun Shine In

Come join us for our 1st Annual Franke’s Follies Luncheon to benefit our Community Programs; Point Defiance~Ruston Senior Center, Senior University and Wellness.

Date: Thursday, May 17, 2018 Time: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm

Place: Tacoma Yacht Club, 5401 Yacht Club Road, Tacoma, WA 98407 Ticket Price: $45.00

Please RSVP to the Philanthropy Office at (253) 756-6327.

Continued on back page

Franke-ly Speaking / Winter 2018 – 6

Senior U

Wellness

Meet Jana Wennstrom, Senior

University Coordinator. Jana

most recently worked for

LeMay - America’s Car Museum

as the Volunteer Coordinator.

She gained her programming

experience working eight years

as the Manager of Public and

Volunteer Programs at the

Tacoma Art Museum.

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Senior Center

It’s 2018 and a time for new

ideas and programs. We are

currently focused on education,

and are looking forward to a

discussion on the history of the

Smelter on Monday, March 12,

at 11:00 a.m. In addition, the

arsenic contamination and

cleanup will be discussed along

with environmental impacts. In

March we will begin HAM Radio

Classes. This is a 10-week

program, after which you will

be able to test for a Technician

License. We are also seeking

instructors for chess and

self-defense for seniors. Come

check out the fun at the Center!

The New Year offers a chance

for a fresh start and new begin-

nings. Why not take this

attitude toward your health and

fitness? Our Wellness Center

offers a variety of fitness

options to help you meet goals

including classes, state of the

art equipment and one-on-one

personal training, all included in

the price of membership. If you

are interested in taking that

first step to your new begin-

ning, please stop by or call us

at 253-756-6279.

Franke-ly Speaking / Winter 2018 - 3

In memory

We will miss these dear residents who have passed away.

Temple Ange * Donna Bell * Frances Bentley * Sigrid and William Bulley James Hackett * Beverly Harrelson * Claire Hull * Patricia Illman

Ernest Karlstrom * Lillian Konokpa * Nettie Laycock * Claire Litchman Morgan (George) Osborne * Dorothy Phillips * Monica Roller

Juanita Skaggs * Merrill James (Jim) Wicks

donations of books, we also receive cash contributions, which allow the

Library Committee to make new purchases each quarter to keep all of

our many readers on campus happy. We appreciate the donors who

help to make our FTJ Libraries great!

Although people may

not first think of

retirement plan assets

as a means to make a

charitable gift, a

donation with

retirement funds may

be a great option for

some donors. United

States retirement assets of all types totaled $26.1 trillion as of March 31,

2017 and Individual Retirement Account (IRA) assets accounted for $8.2

trillion of the total (Investment Company Institute). Despite recent tax

reform, Charitable IRA Rollover law did not change. Donors age 70 ½ and

older with a qualified IRA can continue to enjoy tax benefits from their

gifts up to a total of $100,000 per year through an IRA Charitable

Rollover, and the rollover can qualify as part of your mandatory with-

drawal for the year. If you do not itemize, you can still enjoy tax benefits

because your rollover (all or a portion) to a non-profit like Franke Tobey

Jones does not count as income. For more information, contact Kelly

Merry, Director of Philanthropy, at 253-756-6297.

Planned Giving

Your Dollars at Work—continued

Where Need is Greatest Charles J Andersen Gabriella Anderson Jamie Anderson Joan Bannister Bob Beckham Robert W. Beckham Jr. Anna Borg Joyce Brewster Mary Briles Freeman and Mary Brown Paige Brown Robert Bryan Doralin Burrows Connie Cannon John and Angela Connelly Cook's Concrete Construction Michael Cooper Imelda Crawford Han Crimi Thisbe Cromwell Richard Crowley Mary W Damonte Phillip DeBord Colin Deck Stephanie Dent Stephen and Deborah Dowd Kristie Dowdy Robert and Ann Edington Barbro Fehlauer Zachary Garrett Wyatt George Mark and Susan Gustafson Delphine Hall Victoria Harrington George and Mary Howard Kayla Hoy Robert Humetewa Ken and Jan Johnson David Keller and Shelly Parsons Janice Kido Michael Kol Jon and Jean Malmin Joanna Manning David Mbugua Diana McKenna Jeffrey McQuay Maria Mejia

Roger and Barbara Miener Allisha Navarro Karina Onishchuk Mark and Darce Patterson Denise Petschke Catherine L Phillips Loretta Politz James Rivinius Shirley Robbins Robblee's Total Security, Inc. Terri Ross Caiden Sacks Kathleen Schott Margaret Shay Daniel Skelley Daniel Skret Marjorie Smith Mary Sorensen Bill and Barbara Street Synergy Home Care Triss Tibeau Carole Velez Kathryn Webster Greg Werner and Christine Hall-Werner Westgate Capital Consultants, LLC John and Jan Wilcynski Robert and Janet Witter Yvonne M Zubalik

Capital Project (Health

Care and Memory Care Building) Anonymous Mary Briles Robert Bryan The Curiel Family Joseph Curiel Mary Curiel Peter Curiel Anthony DeMarco Kristie Dowdy Judith A. Dunn Dennis and Cathleen Eibe Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Chase and Teresa Franklin Don and Edna Franklin Phyllis and Bill Gill Janet Halvorson James Hushagen

Joseph Lawless Patricia Mail Michelle and Darin Matz Robert Modarelli Joanna and Paul Monroe Robert and Terry Pentimonti Philip and Gwen Phibbs Judith N. Sloan Thrivent Financial Foundation Kathy Trotter and Ruth Egger Terri and Richard Vickery James Walton Jeff and Linda Watts Greg Werner and Christine Hall-Werner

Charitable Subsidy Anonymous Steve Barrett Irene Brown Betty Buhre Judy Cites Mary W Damonte Eulalie Fisher Sandra and Joe Gordon Jeanette Kors Michelle and Darin Matz James and Beverly McCormack Diana McKenna Meliss Morris Esther Norton Edwin O'Brien John and Gail Patterson Joanne Rieke Joanne and Theron Stone James and Linda Tonjann Jazmine Trevino Amanda Wilson Frances Wotton

Employee Scholarships Ursula Bannister Lauren Barker Megan Cervania Germelina Corpus Mary W Damonte Richard Goldsmith

and Lauren Moreno Kelly Grau Elizabeth Henderson Fae Korsmo Eve Langlois Diana McKenna Sybil Mercer The Rez Geneva Shafer Terri and Richard Vickery James L. Walton

Franke’s Follies Ronald and Jeanette Adkins Jim Bickford Freeman and Mary Brown Bernice Ekemo Maryanne Ellis and Paul Robertson Barbara G. Farron Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Bruce and Paula Foreman Don and Edna Franklin Sharon Garrels Thomas K Gilchrist Mark and Susan Gustafson Julie Harrelson Orvis and Beverly Harrelson Jay Jamison Joseph Lawless Eisenhower Carlson PLLC Patricia Mail Margaret Pearson Robert and Terry Pentimonti Robert and Anne Roberts Beverly Rush Janice Sanada Kathy Trotter and Ruth Egger Jeff and Linda Watts

Health Care Deborah and Frank Crawford Mary W Damonte Judy Gaffney Danyiel Garcia Patricia Illman Joanne E. Keller

Franke-ly Speaking / Winter 2018 – 4

We thank our donors who made gifts between September 1, 2017 and February 28, 2018. A complete list of 2017 donors will be published in our Annual Report.

Thank You Franke-ly Speaking / Winter 2018- 5

Senior Center Ronald and Jeanette Adkins Darlene Alfredson Yvonne Bailey Ursula Bannister Agnes Benson Nancy Beritich Laurie Cassaw Meagan Christiansen Carol Ann Cologerou Kathleen Cooper Charles Durant Susan Fields Ardythe Fleener Danyiel Garcia Cornelius and Betty Garrison Jean Gillmer Kate Gray Candice and Richard Gustafson Becky Halkoski Margaret Hauge Anne Havens Jimmy and Becky Haynes Health Care Providers Council Patricia Hewkin Dorothy Hiller Homewatch Caregivers of Tacoma Barbara and Walter Huber Ernie A Johnson Helen Kutz Gerald and Joan Larson Jan Lemmer Nadine Link Diana McKenna Kelly and Adrian Merry Shelby Miles Virginia Mitchell Naomi Montgomery Erika Parker Torun E Parker Kyoko Pearl Elnora Powell Judy Ripley Lynne Rumball Shirley Schiller Virginia Seaholm Marjorie Shorey Catherine Sleavin Wesseleen Stookesberry Terri and Richard Vickery Rich and Monica Weidman Jean Whitney

Senior University Marian Athow

Senior University continued Lyman and Ruth Caswell Mary W Damonte Elizabeth Elton Fumiko Kimura Diana McKenna David and Virginia Quiring Sodexo Senior Living Allen and Annabel Watters

Wellness Anonymous John and Sally Barline Stephen Brenner Roberta Chapman Margaret Cook Mary W Damonte Betsy Diffendal Karen Flamoe Richard Goldsmith and Lauren Moreno Mark and Susan Gustafson Linda Koessler Ruth Lowry Diana McKenna Milton Schullian Shell Oil Company Foundation Frances Shensky Sodexo Senior Living Jean Whitney

In Memory Annie H. Anderson Irene Brown Sigrid Bulley Anonymous RoseMary Connelly John and Angela Connelly Carlos Cook Anonymous Margaret Cook Frances Shensky Ruth Crowley Richard Crowley Jeanette Fahey John and Gail Patterson Marcia and Leonard Goldsmith Richard Goldsmith and Lauren Moreno Patricia IIlman Anonymous Gordon Johnson Darlene Alfredson Harold L. Keller David Keller and Shelly Parsons Joanne E. Keller

James and Ruth Kors Jeanette Kors Claire Litchman Anonymous Mickey McGowan Edwin O'Brien Midi Mees Eulalie Fisher Jane Moosey John and Sally Barline Areline Peters Joanne and Theron Stone Ralph Phillips Catherine L Phillips Monica Roller Anonymous Charles and Nita Skaggs Joyce Brewster Betty Buhre

In Honor Belinda and Joe Kors Jeanette Kors Wellness Staff; Colin and Sarah Janice Kido

In Appreciation Claire Hull Daniel Skret

In Kind Kate Gray Joanne Rieke

* Names in bold denote in honor or memory.

Editor’s Note: If we have made an error in spelling or omitting your name, please accept our apologies and call the Philanthropy Office at (253) 756-6327.

Calendar of Events

For a listing of Franke Tobey Jones Events and Monthly Calendars go to www.franketobeyjones.com, click on the News & Events tab and scroll down.