ROBERT D. KIRKPATRICK M.D.

Robert D. Kirkpatrick MD, a family medicine/occupational medicine specialist from Memphis, TN, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013, surrounded by his family. He was 65. Dr. Kirkpatrick served as the 154th President of the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA), president and board member for the Tennessee College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (TCOEM), president of The Memphis Medical Society (MMS), and board member and delegate for the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians. In addition, he was a member of the American Medical Association (AMA) delegation for the state of Tennessee. He served as a member of the TMA House of Delegates, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, member of the TMA Influenza Vaccine Availability Task Force, and member the Office Based Surgery Committee. He also served as Chairman and Primary Spokesperson for the Tennessee Foundation for Equality Patient Health care Tennessee Prescription Safety Program. Following his passion to train medical practitioners desiring to make a difference in the medical field, he served as program director of the St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. One of his highest achievements was being appointed to serve as the Medical Director with the State of Tennessee Worker’s Compensation Division in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. In 2010, he was honored to receive the Tennessee Medical Association’s Distinguished Service Award. In Memphis, he served as chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Saint Francis Hospital and medical director of various clinics and companies throughout the Mid-South. He was a member of the Mid-South Clean Air Coalition and a past member of the State of Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board. His community contributions included service on the University of Tennessee Medical Society Liaison and Impaired Medical student Committees and the Memphis Hazmat and Rural and Community Health Committees. Dr. Kirkpatrick graduated with honors in Chemical Engineering from Tennessee Technology University, and likewise graduated with honors with an MD from the University Of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Survivors include his high school sweetheart of 44 years of marriage, Glenda Gail Kirkpatrick, his daughter, Kimberly Kirkpatrick, his brother; George Kirkpatrick married to Beverly Kirkpatrick. Mr. and Mrs. George Kirkpatrick have one daughter, Allison. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 29 at Memorial Park Funeral Home and a funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 30 at Faith Baptist Church-Bartlett with visitation to be held one hour prior to the service. The interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Faith Baptist Church Mission Fund located at 3755 North Germantown Road in Bartlett, TN 38133. Memorial Park Funeral Home, "Behind the stone wall", 901-767-8930. Condolences may be offered at www.MemorialParkOnline.com