The death of Frederick “Fred” Henry Kilpatrick of Sussex Corner occurred on November 22, 2009 at the age of 85. Born in Upham, NB, a son of the late Burpee and Etha (Beatty) Kilpatrick. Fred was a kind and loving husband, father, grandfather, stepfather, step grandfather, brother and a friend to all who knew him. He is survived by his wife Hazel (Friars) Kilpatrick, sons; Brian (Karen) Kilpatrick of Crabbe Mountain and Paul (Roberta) Kilpatrick of Sussex Corner, grandchildren Jean Kilpatrick of Toronto and Ben Kilpatrick of Crabbe Mountain, step daughters; Pamela (Richard) Matheson of Canning, NS and Jane (Richard) Gizbert of London, England, step grandchildren; Kate and Michael Matheson and Thomas and Nicholas Gizbert, sisters; Freda (Melbourne) Crawford of Sussex Corner and Etha “Ginger” Duke of Sussex, brother Cecil (Kay) Kilpatrick of Sussex Corner and many nieces and nephews. Fred was predeceased by an infant son Robert, his first wife Jean (Kelly) Kilpatrick, sisters; Nettie Kilpatrick, Dora Lawday, Murial Steele, Hilda Goodwin, Bertha Lane and Mary Wagner and brothers Clarence and Joe. Fred was raised as a farm boy, but left and went to Hamilton, Ontario in his late teens and worked at the steel mill. He returned to live in Sussex Corner in 1954 and started the first dairy bar. Later building Uncle Fred’s Restaurant and the Sussex Corner Bowl. Fred was a member of St. Mark’s Anglican Church, a Lay reader and a Choir member. He was a hard working man, but always found time to do volunteer work. He was a Boy Scout Leader, the first Mayor of Sussex Corner, Past President of the Sussex and District Chamber of Commerce, who awarded him Citizen of the Year, a Past President of the Sussex Kiwanis Club and the Sussex Vale Golden “K”. Fred was president of the NB Bowling Proprietors Association, the co-founder of the Youth Bowling Council of New Brunswick and a former proprietor of Sussex Stationers. He was a member of the Golden “K” Ramblers and the Happy Go Lucky Fiddlers. Fred loved snowmobiling with his friends and the Wednesday night suppers at the camps and was a member of Dick’s Lake Fishing Club. Fred enjoyed summers at the family cottage in Grand Lake and the good times spent out and about with his trailering friends. The family will receive visitors at the Sussex Select Community Funeral Home, 21 Aiton Road Sussex (506-433-2133) on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9PM. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday November 25, 2009 at 2:00PM at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Sussex Corner. Interment will be at Trinity Cemetery, Sussex Corner. Donations made to St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Sussex Extra Mural, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada or the charity of the donor’s choice would be appreciated.