Kirt Edward Duffy

Kirt Edward Duffy

Kirt Edward Duffy, 69, of Pittsburg, Kan., died at 1:58 a.m., Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at his home after a long illness.

Kirt was born Jan. 29, 1945, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of William Paul and Jeanne Frances (Durfee) Duffy. Kirt has been a part of the Pittsburg community since the late 1960s. He was a Captain in the United States Air Force.

Kirt studied physics, psychology, and mathematics, and his true passions were music, photography, and the outdoors. He owned and operated a foreign car repair service along with his brother, Jeff, in Pittsburg, Kan. Thereafter he owned a small photography business, but his true joy was teaching music to children of all ages, which he was able to do for many years before his illness removed this opportunity. He touched many lives and spoke often with pride of his many students.

Survivors include his companion, Carol Cook, of Pittsburg, Kan.; daughter, Megen Corin Duffy, of Lawrence, Kan.; parents Jeanne and William Duffy, of Pittsburg, Kan.; brother Jeff Duffy and wife Debbi of Sedona, Ariz.; sister Jan Hamblin and husband Carey of Mount Lemmon, Ariz.; and six nieces and nephews and their spouses and children.

Funeral Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frontenac, Kan., with Fr. Thomas Stroot as celebrant. Private committal will take place at a later date. Family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. before the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks expressions of sympathy to be in the form of memorials to the Performing Arts Center at Pittsburg State University. Friends may drop off or mail memorials to Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 S. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762. E-mail condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com. Arrangements and services are under the direction of Bath-Naylor Funeral Home of Pittsburg, Kan.