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Kilpatrick died at the age of eighty-five. His services were held at his home congregation, the First United Methodist Church of Natchitoches. Survivors included his wife of fifty-five years, the former Juanita Cardozier (1928-2011), a native of Montgomery in Grant Parish and a music educator who graduated from NSU in 1949;<ref name=herobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73481307|title=Juanita Cardozier Kilpatrick|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'' on findagrave.com|accessdate=November 7, 2015}}</ref> a daughter, Lael Alexis Kilpatrick of Naples, [[Florida]]; a son, Joel Young Kilpatrick, an official of the Louisiana State Police, and his wife, the former Jeri Allen Parker of Natchitoches, and at the time three grandchildren, Ryan Daniel Kilpatrick, Jared Young Kilpatrick, and Ashley Danielle Schult. ​He was a brother-in-law of Virgus Ray Cardozier (1923-2014), professor emeritus of higher education administration at the [[University of Texas at Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?pid=173083166|title=Professor V. Ray Cardozier|publisher=''Austin American-Statesman''|accessdate=November 7, 2015}}</ref>​

Kilpatrick died at the age of eighty-five. His services were held at his home congregation, the First United Methodist Church of Natchitoches. Survivors included his wife of fifty-five years, the former Juanita Cardozier (1928-2011), a native of Montgomery in Grant Parish and a music educator who graduated from NSU in 1949;<ref name=herobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73481307|title=Juanita Cardozier Kilpatrick|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'' on findagrave.com|accessdate=November 7, 2015}}</ref> a daughter, Lael Alexis Kilpatrick of Naples, [[Florida]]; a son, Joel Young Kilpatrick, an official of the Louisiana State Police, and his wife, the former Jeri Allen Parker of Natchitoches, and at the time three grandchildren, Ryan Daniel Kilpatrick, Jared Young Kilpatrick, and Ashley Danielle Schult. ​He was a brother-in-law of Virgus Ray Cardozier (1923-2014), professor emeritus of higher education administration at the [[University of Texas at Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?pid=173083166|title=Professor V. Ray Cardozier|publisher=''Austin American-Statesman''|accessdate=November 7, 2015}}</ref>​

Arnold and Juanita Kilpatrick are interred at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches.<ref name=herobit/>​<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63156618|title=Arnold R. Kilpatrick|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=November 7, 2015}}</ref>​

Arnold and Juanita Kilpatrick are interred at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches.<ref name=herobit/>​<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63156618|title=Arnold R. Kilpatrick|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=November 7, 2015}}</ref>​

On May 1, 2009, the NSU president's home was renamed the Arnold Kilpatrick President's Home. The Kilpatricks moved into the residence in 1970 and lived there for eight years. Along with other residences of state college presidents, the NSU structure was constructed with funds from an [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] account generated by Nicholls State University in Thibodaux.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://northwesternalumni.com/s/859/index.aspx?sid=859&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=1141&ecid=1141&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=791|title=Home Named in Honor of Former NSU President|publisher=Northwesternalumni.com|accessdate=May 22, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>

On May 1, 2009, the NSU president's home was renamed the Arnold Kilpatrick President's Home. The Kilpatricks moved into the residence in 1970 and lived there for eight years. Along with other residences of state college presidents, the NSU structure was constructed with funds from an [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] account generated by Nicholls State University in Thibodaux.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://northwesternalumni.com/s/859/index.aspx?sid=859&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=1141&ecid=1141&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=791|title=Home Named in Honor of Former NSU President|publisher=Northwesternalumni.com|accessdate=May 22, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>