DAILY NEWS PEOPLE : BOB KILPATRICK.Byline: - Sharon Cotal Most single parents barely have time to sleep, much less volunteer in their community. But Bob Kilpatrick Bob Kilpatrick is a Scottish-American singer/songwriter/producer/broadcaster, born in Louisville, KY Musical History He is best known for composing the gospel standard `In My Life Lord Be Glorified`, being the driving combines his love for animals with his love for his two daughters to volunteer for Wildlife Care of Ventura County and the Matilija Chapter of the 4-H Club. Wildlife Care of Ventura County is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that takes in injured mammals and birds, rehabilitates them and releases them back into the wild. Kilpatrick takes his daughters along on wildlife calls whenever he can so they will develop a love for animals and learn to help other living things Living Things may refer to:
AGE: 41 RESIDENCE: Ojai BORN AND RAISED IN: Born in Bellflower bellflower, in botany bellflower or bluebell, name commonly used as a comprehensive term for members of the Campanulaceae, a family of chiefly herbaceous annuals or perennials of wide distribution, characteristically found on dry , raised in Ojai. OCCUPATION: Equipment operator for the California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems in California. . MARITAL STATUS marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. : Divorced. CHILDREN: Karen, 9, and Michelle, 8. VOLUNTEERISM: ``For Wildlife Care I get called for animals or birds that are critically ill. I stabilize them and then send them to a long-term rehabilitators' home. I also do educational programs for schools featuring wildlife presentations. As a 4-H leader, we did a project where we built a release aviary aviary Structure for keeping captive birds, usually spacious enough for the aviculturist to enter. Aviaries range from small enclosures to large flight cages 100 ft (30 m) or more long and up to 50 ft (15 m) high. Enclosures for birds that fly only little or weakly (e.g. at the church where the club meets, Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Ojai. A release aviary is the birds' last stop before being released back into the wild. They need a place to exercise their muscles before release.'' WHY DO YOU VOLUNTEER?: ``I volunteer because working with wildlife is something I enjoy doing. I have always loved animals and this is a way to get hands-on experience with lots of different kinds of animals and help out at the same time.'' FAVORITE DAILY TASK: ``In the evening, reading bedtime stories to my girls, sitting between their two beds. Sometimes they want me to just keep reading and reading if the story is really good, but then they make me stop when it's almost finished because they don't want it to end. But I'm not sure I would call it a task. It's not like it's a chore or anything. It's a joy.'' BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: ``Being called out only to find that something as beautiful as a barn owl barn owl Any of several species of nocturnal birds of prey (genus Tyto), sometimes called monkey-faced owls because of their heart-shaped facial disk and absence of ear tufts. Barn owls are about 12–16 in. or a red-tailed hawk has been shot by a .22-caliber (firearm). Some people seem to think they are just moving targets. Or working on an animal for some time only to have it be put down or be non-releasable despite your efforts; that can be very disappointing.'' GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: ``Releasing something back into the wild that you have nursed to health is the greatest reward. Also, the fact that my kids are growing up happy and healthy makes me feel good.'' GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: ``I want to see that my kids get a good education, and I want to further my education. I want to learn as much as I can about the medical aspects of what I do and I want to continue to teach kids about wildlife. They are really appreciative about it. It's something that sticks with them - they remember. If you can teach children when they are young to respect nature, you can have an impact on how they treat wildlife when they grow up.'' HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?: ``Success is achieving happiness in life. I realize that may sound like an oversimplification o·ver·sim·pli·fy v. o·ver·sim·pli·fied, o·ver·sim·pli·fy·ing, o·ver·sim·pli·fies v.tr. To simplify to the point of causing misrepresentation, misconception, or error. v.intr. . Having lots of money would be nice - at least that's what I've been told - but to me, if you have happiness you have everything. And happiness for me is knowing that I'm trying to do my best at what I do.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Bob Kilpatrick Michael Owen
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