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==Career==
==Career==
Kilpatrick graduated from Farmerville High School and attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in Ruston. He graduated from the Landig College of Mortuary Science in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. He was the co-owner of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes, Inc., Central American Life Insurance Company, Inc., and Ashley Life Insurance Company, Inc., prior to his retirement in 2001.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=kenneth-dale-kilpatrick-kd&pid=140759008|title=Kenneth Dale (K.D.) Kilpatrick|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=March 16, 2010|accessdate=March 19, 2010}}</ref> The four Kilpatrick funeral homes, in Farmerville, [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], West Monroe, and Ruston, are now operated by Tex Kilpatrick of Monroe, who holds a degree in [[chemistry]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and turned down a medical career to join his brother in the management of the funeral home. The Kilpatricks acquired the West Monroe outlet in the 1950s and the Monroe facility in 1977.<ref name=history/>
Kilpatrick graduated from Farmerville High School and attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in Ruston. He graduated from the Landig College of Mortuary Science in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. He was the co-owner of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes, Inc., Central American Life Insurance Company, Inc., and Ashley Life Insurance Company, Inc., prior to his retirement in 2001.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=kenneth-dale-kilpatrick-kd&pid=140759008|title=Kenneth Dale (K.D.) Kilpatrick|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=March 16, 2010|accessdate=March 19, 2010}}</ref> The four Kilpatrick funeral homes, in Farmerville, [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], West Monroe, and Ruston, were, after K.D.'s death, subsequently owned and operated by his brother, Rickard Kilpatrick (1932-2018) of West Monroe, who holds a degree in [[chemistry]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and turned down a medical career to join his brother in the management of the funeral home. The Kilpatricks acquired the West Monroe outlet in the 1950s and the Monroe facility in 1977.<ref name=history/>
K. D. Kilpatrick exerted impact on the funeral industry regionally and nationally. He was a board member of the National Selected Morticians, a past president of the North Louisiana Funeral Directors Association and the Louisiana Funeral Directors Association, and a former member of the National Association of Funeral Directors.<ref name=obit/>
K. D. Kilpatrick exerted impact on the funeral industry regionally and nationally. He was a board member of the National Selected Morticians, a past president of the North Louisiana Funeral Directors Association and the Louisiana Funeral Directors Association, and a former member of the National Association of Funeral Directors.<ref name=obit/>