Charles Patrick "Chip" Carbone

Chip Carbone, 58, suffered a ruptured cerebral aneurysm at his Atlanta, GA home April 8 and died at Emory University Hospital, Vista Care Hospice on April 13, 2011. He is survived by his beloved wife, Peggy Jo. Family and friends from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, North Dakota¸ Montana, Minnesota, and Virginia as well as Chip’s trusty dog Lefty were at Chip’s and Peg’s side in celebration of his remarkable life. Chip was a nationally-recognized health services consultant, Harley rider, and an accomplished guitar player and song writer, who, along with his singer-guitarist wife made beautiful country and western music together. Chip’s formative years were spent on the grounds of state mental health facilities headed by his psychiatrist father, Dr. Hubert A. Carbone, in Iowa and North Dakota. Chip’s professional career honored his late father. Chip was head of Mercer’s Government Human Services Consulting Group in Atlanta. Mercer is the world’s largest benefits consulting firm. Before joining Mercer in 1996 he directed state government behavioral health initiatives in Florida and Arizona, and was a consultant to the governments of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada through the Florida International Volunteer Corps. At Mercer his responsibilities included healthcare policy, health systems effectiveness, and performance-based systems. Clients included the District of Columbia, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and others. He was a graduate of North Dakota State University, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and held a financial planning certificate from Florida State University. Chip is also survived by step mother, Margaret Carbone of DeWitt, MI, sisters, Pat Carbone of Stafford, VA, and Robin Carbone of Austin, TX, step brothers Mike Carbone (Terry) of Moorhead, MN, and David George of Ann Arbor, MI, brother-in-law Brian Miller (Marsha) of Minneapolis MN, sister-in-law Karen Waters (Arlan) of Detroit Lakes, MN, nephews Chris Carbone, Nick Carbone, Rylan Carbone, Ethan Carbone (Katie), Nate Miller (Heidi), Chris Miller (Liz), Mike Miller (Cara), Andrew Waters, nieces Erin Waters, Marnie Meek (John), three grand-nieces, six grand-nephews plus a host of other family and dear friends from all over the country. He was predeceased by his mother Susan Evans Carbone, his father Dr. Hubert A. Carbone, his brother Paul Carbone, his father-in-law Charles V. Miller and his mother-in-law Maxine B. Miller. Chip was an exceptional person … acknowledged by his clients and colleagues as a brilliant leader, by his family and friends as generous, kind and with an ear to listen and a shoulder to lean on, by his dog as a soft touch, and by every casino as the lucky guy they most wanted to see coming in the door. He leaves a legacy of a life well lived … competent, compassionate, honest, generous, kind, loyal, intuitive, and fun. We can honor him by being kind and helpful to one another. Donations in his memory can be sent to www.guitarsforvets.org or your local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. See www.northsidechapel.com for information regarding memorial services.

Charles Patrick "Chip" Carbone

December 4, 1952 - April 13, 2011