Full Name: James Douglas Kirkpatrick Age: 51 Sex: Male
Current address: Topeka
Date of death: Saturday , September 7, 2002
Place of death: At Stormont-Vail hospital
Date of birth: March 9, 1951 Place of birth: Chanute, Kansas
Parents: Raymond Eugene and Luretta Josephine Mintz Kirkpatrick
Years in current city/town: 44 years
Background: Graduated from Topeka High School in 1969. He was a safety consultant with Duffen's
Optical for 18 years. He retired from Duffen's Optical in 1999. He was a member of the American Society of
Safety Engineers. He volunteered at Stormont-Vail Heart Center. He was a member of Downtown Optimists and
a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Southwest Youth Athletics
Association.
Relatives: Married to: Delores M. North on June 6, 1970 in Topeka, KS
preceded in death by: Parents, and one Brother, Larry F. Kirkpatrick in 1987.
Immediate survivors:
Wife: Delores M. Kirkpatrick, of the home
Son: Jeffrey J. Kirkpatrick, Lawrence, KS
Daughter: Chrystal D. Kirkpatrick, of the home
2 Grandchildren
2 Sisters: Jean LaRue, Dubuque, IA
Shirley Larkey, Torrance, California
Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at 11:00 a.m, Thursday, September 12, 2002 at
Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel.
Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery Topeka, Kansas
Visitation times, place: James D. Kirkpatrick will lie in state at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel after
1:00p.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2002 where the family will receive friends from 7-8pm .
Memorial contributions, if any: American Heart Assoc., Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box
1653, Topeka, KS 66601-1653