Went home to be with our Lord, Sunday, June 12th after suffering from two heart attacks. George is survived by his loving wife, Rebecca, of Dallas. He had two wonderful sons, Kelly Kirkpatrick of Frisco, TX and Kevin Kirkpatrick of Los Angeles, CA. With his marriage to Rebecca, George added two more sons to his family by love, Benjamin Rollag of Albuquerque, NM and Ole Rollag of London, UK. In addition, he had two granddaughters, Meagan and Tara Kirkpatrick and one grandson, Nick Rollag.
George was born in Fort Worth on November 12th, 1940. He grew up in Southcliff and Evans Avenue Baptist Churches. George graduated from Paschal High School in 1958. He attended Tarleton Junior College, Texas Wesleyan College and graduated from TCU in 1963. Growing up, he loved playing baseball, basketball, and golf!
George was retired and waiting for his wife to retire in just a few weeks so they could travel and enjoy spending more time together. He was a member of Cornerstone Christian Church where he loved worshipping our Jesus and spending time with his wonderful church family. His favorite verse was Isaiah 40:31.
Please join us in the celebration of George's life, Ron Key will officiate. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 16th from 6 - 8 pm at Rhoton Funeral Home and the Funeral Service will take place on Friday, June 17th at 2 pm also at the funeral home.
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