Elizabeth Ann Kilpatrick passed away June 15, 2026. She was 87.
Born in Manhattan to Cleone and Rufus Kilpatrick, her mother was a top-tier Eye, Ear & Throat Surgical Nurse and her father was an engine repair specialist based in the Bronx during WWII. After V-J Day they moved to towns throughout the midwest, owning and operating Flying A service stations, cabins, and restaurants.
Elizabeth was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by Marguerite Cantine.
Elizabeth and Marguerite were interdependent, often mistaken as sisters. Their ethics, interests, aspirations, politics, and love of animals were in synch.
After 5 years as Manhattan corporate executives, Elizabeth combined their incomes to utilize the 1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act allowing banks to lend to women without a male cosign. They purchased a home on Long Island where Elizabeth pioneered the regions first antiques publication, Arts & Antiques Antiquarian, distributed throughout New England and Mid-Atlantic states.
By 1976, Elizabeth’s financial acumen complementing Marguerite’s design and copywriting established an agency focusing on female entrepreneurs while expanding their base to incorporate The Long Island Times. Elizabeth’s agency sales of Marguerite’s designs secured space in mainstream magazines, community newspapers and national trade publications.
Retiring to Florida in 1990, Elizabeth assembled a cooperative primarily of women owned small businesses, launching the totally illustrated Boulevard Map & Guide from 1995 to 2013, evoking sentiments in the design of each business, with all proceeds benefiting the care and feeding of abandoned dogs and feral cats. Over decades together they personally adopted 21 dogs and 39 cats.
Elizabeth first showed signs of dementia in 2016, eventually forgetting most of her past but never Marguerite nor their rescues.
She leaves behind her bashert in life and love for 56 years, and earth angels, GreyBaby, Tip Toe, LouieLouie, and Opal.