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Dr. Pinkerton honored at Love Light Tree Ceremony at hospital

Shown above are Doreen, Jerry, Randi Lynn and Joshua Pinkerton at Sunday evenings’ Love Light Tree ceremony at Wake Forest Baptist Health Wilkes Medical Center. Record photo by Ken Welborn.

From Staff Reports

Dr. Jerry “Joe” Pinkerton, Jr., was honored by the Wilkes Medical Center Auxiliary during the annual Love Light Tree ceremony held at Wake Forest Baptist Health Wilkes Medical Center on Sunday evening.

He was honored for his 27 years of service to the community and the hospital.

“Dr. Pinkerton is a kind and compassionate person who is so beloved by the staff and all his patients,” said Auxiliary Board member and past President Deborah Sullivan.

After being announced as this year’s honoree, Pinkerton complimented the hospital and all levels of the staff and employees there and the members of the hospital auxiliary. He said he was thankful for the hospital for allowing him to live his dream, which is practicing medicine in a small town.

During her introduction of Pinkerton, Sullivan said, “This year’s honoree has wanted to be a doctor since he was a little boy. He was a very good student and well spoken, but his handwriting was ‘messy.’ Even his teachers used to tell him that one day he would become a doctor.”

She added, “Our honoree received his bachelor’s degree in biology and psychology from California Baptist College in Riverside. He earned his medical degree Oral Roberts University School of Medicine in Tulsa, Oklahoma specializing in internal medicine and pediatrics. He completed his residency at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, New Jersey, where he also served as chief resident. It was during his at ORU that a lovely young nursing student from Long Island caught his eye.”

She was speaking of his wife, Doreen, a well-known local musician.

The Pinkertons moved here in 1993. “They decided to give Wilkes a look,” Sullivan said. “They liked what they saw and felt like it would be a wonderful place to raise their family. It would also help fulfill his dream of being a small-town doctor.”

In Wilkes, Dr. Pinkerton began working at The Department of Rural Health as a primary care provider for adult/pediatric medicine at West Wilkes Medical Center. He later joined with Dr. Joel Swofford at Medical Associates of Wilkes, which is now Novant Health.

In 2001, Dr. Pinkerton, who is know to most as “Dr. Joe,” decided to establish his own private practice in West Park. In 2011, his practice joined Wilkes Regional Medical Center Physicians Network. In January of 2015, Dr. Pinkerton became the Chief of Medicines for Wilkes Regional Medical Center and still served in that capacity.

When WRMC became part of Wake Forest Baptist Health, Dr. Pinkerton decided to become a full time hospitalist. The following January, he accepted the position of assistant director of hospital medicine at the hospital.

Dr. Pinkerton and his wife, Doreen, have four children: Dr. Derek Pinkerton, Elisa, an occupational therapist, Joshua, a seminary student, and Randi Lynn, an English major at Appalachian State University.

Sullivan closed with words written by Dr. Pinkerton’s daughter, Elisa: “My favorite memories involve sitting outside patient rooms while he rounded on Saturday mornings, and riding in the passenger seat as we trekked through snowstorms to make home visits. He sings at the top of his lungs early in the morning, drives three hours to change your tire (or 20 hours to drop you off at a camp so you don’t have to ‘worry about turnpike traffic or toll booths),’ blows up glove balloons for kids all over the world, has song lyrics for every situation, and is unafraid to stand up for what and who he believes in. He taught us to love learning, listening and traveling, but most of all, he taught us to love others without pretense.”

After accepting the honor, Dr. Pinkerton lit the Love Light Tree atop the hospital.

Special music was provided by Grace Kingdom Choir, with Director Rodney Graham. The welcome was given by Deborah Sullivan, a past president and member of the hospital’s Auxiliary Board, who also dedicated the tree. The invocation and closing prayer was by Reba Graham of Wake Forest Baptist Health Wilkes Medical Center. Comments were by Susan Bachmeier, chief nursing officer.

The ceremony was followed by a reception.

The Love Light tree has around 20,000 lights, which are sold as a fundraiser for the WMC Auxiliary. One light is $5, lights for a husband and wife are $10, lights in the star are $25 each, and lights at the star points are $100 each. For more information about purchasing a light, call 336-651-8162.

Each year the auxiliary picks someone to honor during the event. But that’s a secret until the night of the ceremony.

Past recipients include: John Wesley Bryan, Jr.; Norma Stevenson Hubbard; Dr. William Lumsden Bundy; Ruth Long Graham, RN; Hugh Durant Stetler; DeLoris Porter; Alvin A. Sturdivant, Jr.; Fred J. Schilling, III; Russell G. Pearson; Louis M. Kinney and Annette Kinney; the hospital Maintenance Department; the hospital Dietary Department; Steve Critz; The David Henson Family; Dr. Jack Dawson; Dr. T.R. Bryan, Jr.; Mark Cullison; Sieglinde Duncan, RN; Dr. Duane H. Smith; Barbara Willens; Betty Shelton; Debbie Ferguson; Heather Murphy, Paul Hugger, Dr. John Bond, Arnold Lakey, Dr. John Bennett, the Surgical Nurses staff, Dr. Dariel L. Rathmell, WRMC CEO Gene Faile; Dr. Joe Fesperman and his wife, Sarah, John and Barbara Overby; Violet Francis, and Dr. Jon W. Thompson

In August of 1951, the Auxiliary of Wilkes General Hospital was organized. Their first duty was to escort more than 4,000 visitors through the new hospital.

The auxiliary has over 250 members and assists in buying needed equipment, hosts an annual tea for employees and doctors, and helps with landscaping areas around the hospital entrances. Auxiliary volunteers also assist in many departments such as the pharmacy, the admitting office, maintain a gift shop and the information desk in the main lobby.

Since 1958, the Auxiliary has honored Dr. Fred C. Hubbard by offering a scholarship to worthy students who are interested in entering the nursing field.

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the-record-newspaper · 5 years

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Love Light Tree ceremony is Sunday, Nov. 17

Wilkes Medical Center Auxiliary will honor a deserving member of the healthcare community during an annual ceremony set for Sunday, Nov. 17.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m., in the Doctors’ Parking Lot at Wake Forest Baptist Health Wilkes Medical Center. The new honoree will be named and the tree, with its nearly 20,000 lights, will be lit atop the hospital.

Lights on the tree are sold as a fundraiser for the WMC Auxiliary. One light is $5, lights for a husband and wife are $10, lights in the star are $25 each, and lights at the star points are $100 each. For more information about purchasing a light, call 336-651-8162.

Each year the auxiliary picks someone to honor during the event. But that’s a secret until the night of the ceremony.

In August of 1951, the Auxiliary of Wilkes General Hospital was organized. Their first duty was to escort more than 4,000 visitors through the new hospital.

The auxiliary has over 250 members and assists in buying needed equipment, hosts an annual tea for employees and doctors, and helps with landscaping areas around the hospital entrances. Auxiliary volunteers also assist in many departments such as pharmacy, the admitting office, maintain a gift shop and the information desk in the main lobby.

Since 1958, the Auxiliary has honored Dr. Fred C. Hubbard by offering a scholarship to worthy students who are interested in entering the nursing field.

A reception will be held in the lobby following the lighting. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held inside the entrance of the hospital.

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the-record-newspaper · 7 years

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Love Light Tree to be lit

Wilkes Medical Center Auxiliary will honor a deserving member of the healthcare community during an annual ceremony set for Sunday, Nov. 12.

Each year the auxiliary picks someone to honor during the event. But that’s a secret until the night of the ceremony.

In August of 1951, the Auxiliary of Wilkes General Hospital was organized. Their first duty was to escort more than 4,000 visitors through the new hospital.

The auxiliary has over 250 members and assists in buying needed equipment, hosts an annual tea for employees and doctors, and helps with landscaping areas around the hospital entrances. Auxiliary volunteers also assist in many departments such as pharmacy, the admitting office, maintain a gift shop and the information desk in the main lobby.

Since 1958, the Auxiliary has honored Dr. Fred C. Hubbard by offering a scholarship to worthy students who are interested in entering the nursing field.

A reception will be held in the lobby following the lighting. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held inside the entrance of the hospital.

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