Individual Details
Wendell V. Kirkpatrick
(28 Feb 1909 - 14 Jan 1964)
The San Diego Union, Wednesday, January 15, 1964, Page 5: Wendell V. Kirkpatrick, 54, of 1260 Myrtle Ave., head of a secretarial school and inventor of a shorthand machine, died yesterday in a hospital. He suffered a heart attack Dec. 18. Kirkpatrick, a native of Blandinsville, Ill., lived here 33 years. He and a sister, Mrs. Gladys LaMonte of San Diego, started the former San Diego College of Commerce in 1933. During World war II he was general office manager of Ryan Aeronautical Co. In 1940 he built a rough model of a shorthand device, which he called Brevitype, but did not develop it completely until 1946. The machine, in wide use, has been manufactured here since then. Kirkpatrick headed the Brevitype Secretarial school at 3940 Fifth Ave. Kirkpatrick was a 1930 graduate of Knox College in Gales burg, Ill. He was an accomplished organist. He was a past president of the Executives Association. Surviving, in addition to his sister, are his widow, Margaret; two sons, Kim and Robert, both of San Diego; a daughter, Mrs. Peggy Callaway of Spring Valley, and a grandson. Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Benbough Moruary. Entombment will be in Cypress View Mausoleum.
The San Diego Union, San Diego, California, Wednesday, January 15, 1964, Page 32, Col. 8: Kirkpatrick---Wendell V. Husband of Margaret Kirkpatrick, Father of Kim A. and Robert W. Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Peggy Anne Callaway. Brother of Gladys K. La Monte. 1 grandson. Services Thurs. 2 p.m. Benbough Mortuary. Entombment Cypress View Mausoleum.
The San Diego Union, San Diego, California, Wednesday, January 15, 1964, Page 32, Col. 8: Kirkpatrick---Wendell V. Husband of Margaret Kirkpatrick, Father of Kim A. and Robert W. Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Peggy Anne Callaway. Brother of Gladys K. La Monte. 1 grandson. Services Thurs. 2 p.m. Benbough Mortuary. Entombment Cypress View Mausoleum.
Events
| Birth | 28 Feb 1909 | Blandinsville, McDonough Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Dec 1936 | Yuma Co., Arizona - Margaret Armstrong | | ||
| Death | 14 Jan 1964 | San Diego, San Diego Co., California | | ||
| Burial | Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory, San Diego, San Diego Co., California | |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Armstrong (1913 - 1993) |
| Child | Kim Allan Kirkpatrick (1937 - 2011) |
| Child | Peggy Anne Kirkpatrick (1940 - ) |
| Child | Robert Wendell Kirkpatrick (1943 - ) |
| Father | Millard Truman Kirkpatrick (1868 - 1937) |
| Mother | Clara E. Voorhees (1877 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Gladys E Kirkpatrick (1908 - 1970) |
Endnotes
4. Marriage Announcement of Margaret Armstrong to Wendell Kirkpatrick, The Evening Tribune, San Diego, California, Saturday, January 4, 1936, Page 9, Columns 6 & 7.
7. Obituary of Wendell V. Kirkpatrick, The San Diego Union, San Diego, California, Wednesday, January 15, 1964, Page 32, Col. 8.