Larry Kirkpatrick entered eternal rest on Friday, October 9, 2015 at the age of 72. Larry was a Texas native born in Junction, Texas. After serving as a Capt. in the Air Force, flying B52's in Vietnam, he began his civil service career of 30 years with the Internal Revenue Service. He received a Masters Degree in Accounting and a Masters of Library Science in order to do what he loved most - research Texas history (especially Spanish Colonial period) and genealogy. Larry also worked as a librarian for the San Antonio Public Library System and retired to work at the Palo Alto College Library. Larry always had his hand in more than a handful of research projects and then some. He was a very active member of Los Bexarenos Genealogical and Historical Society, Los Granaderos de Galvez, and the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library (Texana). He is survived by his wife and best friend, Yolanda and three adult children: Howard Murphy of Virginia, Paul Murphy of Boerne and Patty Galindo of San Antonio. He is also survived by grandchildren: Emily, Jack, Kate and Luke Murphy, Bobby III, James and Sarah Galindo, Nathan, Paul and Victoria Murphy, Matthew, Maria and Melanie Perez and three great-grandchildren: Bobby IV, Matthew., and Mason; brother-in-law, Robert Garcia (Sylvia); sister-in-law, Olga Lizcano (Manuel); and numerous nieces and nephews. Larry was known by his family and friends to be generous, supportive and loving and always willing to help anyone. He will be greatly missed. FUNERAL SERVICES Visitation will be at 2:00 PM on Monday, October 12th, and will be followed by a Vigil Service at 2:30 PM. Graveside Services and Interment will take place at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery on Tuesday, October 13 at 10:15 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to any of the organizations noted above.