Teddy George Kirkpatrick (99 years) born July 18 ^th , 1923, passed peacefully into the arms of his Heavenly Father on February 10 ^th , 2023. Ted was born in Highland Park, Michigan growing up in Dearborn where he attended Fordson High School and the University of Michigan. He served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps as a Staff Sergeant waist gunner and flight engineer on B-17s with the 379 ^th Heavy Bomb Group out of Kimbolton, England. Ted retired after a 38 year career with Shell Oil Company as an architect and environmental engineer. His tenure with Shell took his family from Detroit to Chicago and finally to Houston in 1973.

Ted was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. He helped design, build and grow a new church in Detroit and served on numerous lay committees through the years. He knew Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior.

Ted enjoyed staying physically active and loved being outdoors; he was a life-long hunter and golfer. He was always generous with his time and money and his later years saw him volunteering with the Honor Flight Program, raising money to send veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces to Washington, D.C. to visit their memorials as a fitting thank you for their service to country. He was active as an honorary Colonel in the Commemorative Air Force out of Conroe, TX.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 65 years, Barbara J. Kirkpatrick, parents Charles (Theodore) R. Kirkpatrick and Nelma C. Sloan, and brother Lloyd. He is survived by his sons Kurt and wife Kitt, Scott and wife Tonya, Paul and wife Wendy, grandchildren Kirsten Sokol, Kerri Reeves, Kelsey Neidert, Trent Kirkpatrick, Camille Koch, Autumn and Robert Kirkpatrick, and 12 great grandchildren, all for whom he showed great love and affection and who will cherish his memory.

Visitation will be held Sunday, February 19 ^th , 3-5 pm at Klein Funeral Home, 1400 W. Main, Tomball, TX 77375.  Memorial service to be held Monday, February 20 ^th at 2 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 5201 Spring Cypress Rd., Spring, TX 77379. Internment to follow.

In lieu of flowers, please direct donations to the Gary Sinise Foundation: https://www.garysinisefoundation.org/give

When donating, please use Notification e-mail address:  teddygkirkpatrick@gmail.com