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After leaving the hospital position, Kirkpatrick established three shopping centers in Baton Rouge: Delmont, Highland Road, and Drusilla. Over the years, Kirkpatrick was Southwest Louisiana vice president of the Calcasieu Area [[Boy Scouts]]. He was active in the [[United Way]] charitable fund, the Kiwanis International, and the American Heart Association.<ref name=br/> He was a [[deacon]] in several [[Baptist]] churches for fifty-eight years, his last membership having been at First Baptist in Baton Rouge. He and Mrs. Kirkpatrick were active in all aspects of Baptist church governance and outreach. He was a past chairman and member of the Louisiana College board of directors. He served on the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Board. In Baton Rouge, he was the first president of the Federation of Churches and Synagogues as well as a charter member there of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.​

After leaving the hospital position, Kirkpatrick established three shopping centers in Baton Rouge: Delmont, Highland Road, and Drusilla. Over the years, Kirkpatrick was Southwest Louisiana vice president of the Calcasieu Area [[Boy Scouts]]. He was active in the [[United Way]] charitable fund, the Kiwanis International, and the American Heart Association.<ref name=br/> He was a [[deacon]] in several [[Baptist]] churches for fifty-eight years, his last membership having been at First Baptist in Baton Rouge. He and Mrs. Kirkpatrick were active in all aspects of Baptist church governance and outreach. He was a past chairman and member of the Louisiana College board of directors. He served on the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Board. In Baton Rouge, he was the first president of the Federation of Churches and Synagogues as well as a charter member there of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.​

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Mrs. Kirkpatrick studied for a time at the Juilliard School in [[New York City]] and much later obtained a [[Master of Arts]] degree in [[music]] from [LSU in Baton Rouge.  At times, she taught voice music at both LSU and McNeese State University in Lake Charles. At the invitation of Governor [[Edwin Edwards]], she served from 1977 to 1989 on the Louisiana Board of Regents, a panel created by the state constitution of 1974 to govern public higher education institutions.<ref name=statement/>​

Mrs. Kirkpatrick studied for a time at the Juilliard School in [[New York City]] and much later obtained a [[Master of Arts]] degree in [[music]] from LSU in Baton Rouge.  At times, she taught voice music at both LSU and McNeese State University in Lake Charles. At the invitation of Governor [[Edwin Edwards]], she served from 1977 to 1989 on the Louisiana Board of Regents, a panel created by the state constitution of 1974 to govern public higher education institutions.<ref name=statement/>​

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During the 1963 gubernatorial campaign, Mrs. Kirkpatrick published a 38-page song book entitled ''Louisiana Let's Sing,'' a collection of favorite songs ranging from ''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'' to ''Jingle Bells'' compiled especially for her husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antiqbook.com/boox/gaq/028504.shtml|title=''Louisiana Let's Sing''|publisher=antiqbook.com|date=1963|accessdate=Unavailable}}</ref>

During the 1963 gubernatorial campaign, Mrs. Kirkpatrick published a 38-page song book entitled ''Louisiana Let's Sing,'' a collection of favorite songs ranging from ''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'' to ''Jingle Bells'' compiled especially for her husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antiqbook.com/boox/gaq/028504.shtml|title=''Louisiana Let's Sing''|publisher=antiqbook.com|date=1963|accessdate=Unavailable}}</ref>