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The Kirkpatricks's son,  Thomas Kilgore Kirkpatrick , was  an attorney who received a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from [[Louisiana State University]]. He began a 30-year military service in 1969 as a private in the [[United States Army]]. He obtained a commission in the Judge Advocate General's Corps and served four years on active duty, having reached the rank of captain. He joined the Louisiana National Guard in 1975 and served as a military judge, state judge advocate, and retired commander of the 61st Troop Command. Kirkpatrick also served as general scounsel of the National Guard Association of the United States. His many military citations included the Legion of Merit]] and several [[Bronze Star]]s with Oak Leaf cluster. After his retirement from the private practice of law in Baton Rouge, Thomas Kirkpatrick assumed the director's position with the National Guard's Youth Challenge program. His final government service was as general counsel for the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Under Governor [[Kathleen Blanco]], he was named the state coordinating officer and alternate Governor's authorized representative for the relief of [[Hurricane]]s [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]] and Rita. Thomas Kirkpatrick, who died of [[cancer]] at the age of sixty-five, was married to the former Sandra Futrell of Pineville and was the father of two children, Thomas Kirkpatrick, II, and Mildred Kathleen Kirkpatrick.<ref name=thkirk/>  

The Kirkpatricks's son,  Thomas Kilgore Kirkpatrick , was  an attorney who received a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from [[Louisiana State University]]. He began a 30-year military service in 1969 as a private in the [[United States Army]]. He obtained a commission in the Judge Advocate General's Corps and served four years on active duty, having reached the rank of captain. He joined the Louisiana National Guard in 1975 and served as a military judge, state judge advocate, and retired commander of the 61st Troop Command. Kirkpatrick also served as general scounsel of the National Guard Association of the United States. His many military citations included the Legion of Merit]] and several [[Bronze Star]]s with Oak Leaf cluster. After his retirement from the private practice of law in Baton Rouge, Thomas Kirkpatrick assumed the director's position with the National Guard's Youth Challenge program. His final government service was as general counsel for the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Under Governor [[Kathleen Blanco]], he was named the state coordinating officer and alternate Governor's authorized representative for the relief of [[Hurricane]]s [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]] and Rita. Thomas Kirkpatrick, who died of [[cancer]] at the age of sixty-five, was married to the former Sandra Futrell of Pineville and was the father of two children, Thomas Kirkpatrick, II, and Mildred Kathleen Kirkpatrick.<ref name=thkirk/>  

Sandra Kirkpatrick's father was [[Elmo Futrell|Perry Elmo Futrell, Jr.]], the [[mayor]] of Pineville in the early 1960s, having preceded [[Floyd Smith]] in thee position. He was also a prominent Baptist layman.<ref>"Services set for former Pineville Mayor Futrell," ''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' December 6, 1993, p. D-3.</ref>​

Sandra Kirkpatrick's father was [[Elmo Futrell|Perry Elmo Futrell, Jr.]], the [[mayor]] of Pineville in the early 1960s, having preceded [[Floyd Smith]] in thee position. He was also a prominent Baptist layman.<ref>"Services set for former Pineville Mayor Futrell," ''[[Alexandria Town Talk]],'' December 6, 1993, p. D-3.</ref>​

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