Michael David Kirkpatrick was born on October 31, 1974 and passed away after a long illness on March 26.
He was born in Brunswick, Georgia and move to Houston in 1984. He attended Lee High School where he was active in sports and FFA. He attended the University of Texas where he was a member of Kappa Alpha. He then attended the Art Institute of Houston Culinary School. He worked as a chef at a number of restaurants on Houston, Austin and Dallas.
He is survived by his mother Jane Osborne and his beloved daughter, Elizabeth. He is also survived by his stepfather, Roger Osborne and stepsister, Kathleen Shelton. The family would like to thank Ana Montesinos for her wonderful care.