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Greg M
May 6, 2025
Although I was aware of Chip's having passed away some years ago, I discovered this page only today.
Chip's website was (and fortunately, still continues to be) an amazing source of help and inspiration. I have used it many times in the past, and regularly recommend it to other Excel users.
Marianne Malan du Toit
April 21, 2025
Chip, thanks for teaching me Excel! I miss your emails...
Rob Thurman
January 2, 2025
Wow... hadn't been to the site in a while and just came across this. What a loss. His site provided a great resource to many trying to navigate their way through the forrest called "Excel". My deepest condolences to his family.
Nick Pullar
December 10, 2024
I have only just learned that Mr Pearson passed away some years ago. My sincere condolences to his friends and family. Like many of you, I have used his site hundreds if not thousands of times to help me get my arrays in shape, little knowing that this was his gift to me in death. Many thanks, Mr Pearson. You have helped me and innumerable others. Rest in peace.
Saul Rosen
November 26, 2022
When I was writing Excel VBA code on a consistent basis, the first thing I would look at when I arrived at my desk would be the Pearson Software Consulting site. Whether I would be maintaining legacy code or writing VB NET or needed to review something about classes and objects(I think ought the idea) or whatever it was, I could always find some outstanding, clear, efficient code that would help make my day a little easier. Multiply that by a few thousand and then you get an idea of how much Chip´s site helped me in my career. I doubt there is anyone who I never talked to or never met in person that helped me as much as Chip did with my career. I´m late to this news because I retired in 2016(comfortably I might add, thanks to Chip) and since then between Covid and some stage 4 cancer issues, I´m just getting into my life again. Anyway, I salute Chip for his generosity of sharing his wealth of knowledge with others. The Excel world has lost one of the greats !
Todd Huttenstine
May 14, 2022
oh man... I just found this webpage. I can't express the sadness I feel right now. This is huge surprise to me. I didnt know Chip personally but I got to know him over 2 decades. He is a wealth of knowledge and immensely talented. He along with others in the community were highly valued and enormously respected. He was valuable, and great asset and resource, and I considered him a dear collogue. It would always brighten my day when I came across his name or site in research or quest for answers online in knowledgebases, forums and references in conducting my research and posts. I'm sure he is missed greatly. I'm so sorry to hear of this news. I will miss him.
Michael Lodge
February 25, 2022
My sincerest condolences. Chip's website helped me develop my Excel and VBA skills so immensely 15 years ago, that I credit him the most in turning my interest in Excel into a fruitful career that enabled me to buy a house and live a comfortable life. I never met him, but his impact on my life cannot be understated.
ed
July 17, 2021
i have a tear right now
his VBA help was simply brilliant
- no
- the best
:-(
JEFFREY BROWN
February 14, 2021
The value of Chip's sharing his knowledge on his site is inestimable. I wish I could've known Chip personally, but I am certainly familiar with his his efforts and expertise. These years later, this knowledge continues to benefit those of us who build solutions that make work easier, every day. Please accept my condolence (to his family), and to say "thank you" to them, and to any others who are participating in the site upkeep. It has helped me and countless others.
Yan Liu
January 6, 2021
I've visited many times for help to the website Mr Chip created in the past ten plus years. It is a tremendous resource of help and hope when I just started learning VBA. I still come back to his site for help even now. I just learned Chip's death. I was saddened to hear of his death. My most sincere condolences to his parents and friends even though it is several years after.
Praveen Pandey
January 5, 2021
may his soul ret in peace! I would like to offer my gratitude for Chip. His skills helped me way back in 2007.
Dean Cardno
April 22, 2020
I have been away from the on-line Excel community for a while, and just now learned of Chip's death. My most sincere condolences to his parents and friends, even though several months too late. Most of us came to know Chip only on-line - besides his incredible talent, he was so generous with his time and skill. His website remains both a tremendous resource and a testament to his willingness to make so much expertise available to anyone who needed it.
Our community is sadly diminished by his passing.
Neil Thomas
April 22, 2020
Coming back to programming VBA I naturally looked up Chip's site knowing that it was the best there is and that it had saved me 1000s of hours of toil (and terror!). I was greatly saddened to hear of his death and while I never met Chip I was aware of his huge popularity and his seemingly selfless dedication to making our lives much (much) easier.
Many people have contributed to saving the site and his work and I am grateful to them including his parents who let the site be used in it's entirity. RIP Chip (from a very grateful but very average programmer)
Faraz Ahmed Qureshi
December 15, 2019
Definitely Chip was a professional tooo valuable! The guy who led me to acquire all the expertise in Excel and all the name and respect I earned within my colleagues was because of him and John Walkenbach! Today leading me to check out his website after a long time disclosed the fact of his leaving this world!
Truly a Loss!!!
May his Soul be forgiven and be bestowed peace!!!
I miss you today Chip!!!
Mark Hellenbrand
December 12, 2019
Today I found out that the Chips website is offline and that Chip died in 2018. I am very sad about that ... car accident ... terrible ...
I had problems with VBA and Excel in 2009 and in those days I found the Chip Pearson website on the internet. The information and tricks he explained helped me in solving complex problems in my daily work.
I hope you will rest in peace somewhere ...
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Esteban Premuz
December 12, 2019
One of those persons I never had the fortune to interact with but still managed to make an impression on me. Thank you, Chip. You helped me in my worst time time of VBA duress. Thank you so much.
December 6, 2019
you rock(ed) at VBA!!
R F
December 5, 2019
Like so many other contributors, I was so grateful for the clear and often humorous advice which Chip kindly made available on his website. It was my go-to source for about 20 years and so, despite never having had the benefit of communicating with him directly, it was terribly sad to hear of his tragic death.
Sincere condolences to those close to him; may his legacy be a blessing and comfort to you all.
Hopefully, his incredible body of work will continue to be available for future generations to benefit from his kindness and expertise.
bill b
December 4, 2019
So sorry. His vba excel help is the best.
September 10, 2019
Oh my gosh. I just saw this today. I am so very sorry for the family. I came across Chips Excel page in 1999. I learned so much from him which helped further my career. What a tragic loss. He even personally answered a few questions for me via email.
I'm just heartbroken. Although it may sound cliche, but it seems true. "Only the good die young".
Rest in Peace Chip
H. Phillips, Toronto, Canada
June 25, 2019
RIP Chip Pearson, Excel Guru and Microsoft MVP
Your selfless expression and passion for sharing invaluable answers to questions which vexed many self educated Excel users should not be underestimated.
Having never met you personally, I viewed your site countless times to assist me in solving so many excel based problems.
The debt of gratitude to you is hard to quantify but through your efforts I obtained a competitive edge through a particular career period for which I remain eternally grateful.
Bless all of those you left behind - especially your parents; all of those who remain here and who like me are indebted to your efforts and your website, and especially to all of those who seek to emulate your example by sharing their knowledge with and for others.
Jay Pearson (no relation)
Rockville, MD
2019
Scott Corwin
May 26, 2019
Some people are worth leaving condolences for, even never having met Chip. What a loss for humanity.
Ken McLennan
April 21, 2019
Never once did I meet the man personally, however his kindness and generosity in helping me resolve Excel issues online was invaluable. Truly well deserved of his MVP status, and an example to us all.
April 12, 2019
Rest in eternal peace
As most, I too never knew him but i too benefited from the him knowledge that he was generous enough to share through his web site.
Duncan Bell
March 5, 2019
RIP Chip.
His web-site has been a valuable source for many years for Excel knowledge, and I find myself referred back there today for a solution to an issue... whereupon I heard of his passing.
Thanks to all those who continue to keep it running so his work lives on.
February 6, 2019
I was so sad to hear of Chip's passing. I never met him but I frequently made use of his code that he generously shared with other programmers.
My condolences to the family.
January 6, 2019
rest in peace charles
Giovanni Vannucci
November 29, 2018
I just learned of Chip Pearson's passing. I never met him, not even through e-mail. My only knowledge of him is through his web pages, which I visited innumerable times over the past couple of decades. In all his writings he comes across as a generous, kind person, even though he's just talking about Excel programming. He will be missed by so many people that he didn't even know about.
We all strive to leave a legacy for when it's our turn to go. Chip has succeeded far better than most. His web pages will continue to be invaluable help to many for a long time.
Thank you, Chip! I hope you are receiving your well-earned rewards for what you accomplished in life.
David Navarro
November 14, 2018
I never met Chip, but his knowledge helped me a lot of times. His web sites taught me a lot of things I couldnt even imagine them before.
I want to give my condolences to his family. And say that they had a very special soul, who impact the world, and who will be remembered for a lot of times from a millions of people around the golbe
Scott Martin
November 1, 2018
I owe much of the latter half of my career to Chip Pearson's willingness to share his knowledge through his website.
Isaac Pisors
October 25, 2018
I relied on Chip's coding advice when I was first getting started learning Visual Basic. His advice went way beyond VBA; he always went the extra mile to help us understand the surrounding context - above, below, and to all sides. This is the mark of an excellent, not average, developer. Most importantly, Chip was a gracious and kind personality, somewhat rare in the I.T. world. His ego never got ahead of his generosity and humility.
To Chip's family; I'm so terribly sorry for your loss. My God grant you the peace and comfort you need during these times.
Carol Davis McDonald
October 21, 2018
My heart aches for you, Ardy. I am so terribly sorry for your loss.
Carol Davis McDonald
Martin Mynott
October 20, 2018
Very sad to hear of Chip's passing. I have used his website many times over many years and have been the beneficiary of his knowledge and generosity.
Dharmesh D
October 3, 2018
I am very sorry to hear about Chip. The amount of technical knowledge he freely shared has helped all of us immensely. I never communicated my thanks to him. May he rest in peace.
Dharmesh
Amy Greer
September 27, 2018
I am sorry to hear about this. Chip's knowledge was so helpful to so many people.
Mike Mercedes
September 12, 2018
I'm very sorry to hear of Chip's passing. Although I never met him, I spent many, many hours studying his work and I owe Chip a large debt of gratitude for his unparalleled generosity in sharing his coding brilliance with the world. He was truly a giant in the coding/Excel world and will sorely be missed. Condolences to all his family and friends.
Ashish Bansode
September 6, 2018
Really Sad to hear about Chip, His work influenced us to work more harder and learn something new from him every time, my deepest sympathy with his parents, your son was like a God to us because he helped us in many ways where we loose hope.
Regards,
Ashish, (India, Mumbai)
Laurie Bryson
August 14, 2018
Hi, Laurie from Toronto. So very sorry about Chip. His site has been my go-to for 20+ years and was the reason today I found out about his death. No doubt, Chip was of great help to thousands of people all over the world.
Bob M
June 21, 2018
My sincere condolences to Chip's family, friends and colleagues. His website was clear and so easy to understand. I used it as a reference all the time.
Iain Gillis
June 8, 2018
My sincere condolences to Chip's family and friends. Like many people, I know Chip only through his work at cpearson.com. That resource is a model of fine technical work and carefully considered documentation, and its existence points to huge generosity of spirit. I can only imagine these qualities are representative of Chip himself.
Pedro Carnet
May 23, 2018
Amazing programmer! First person to show me the power of excel. Great loss for our community. Rest in peace.
May 21, 2018
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Michael Avidan
May 20, 2018
Such a great loss.
Chip provided so many Excel solutions for many frustrated people.
May his memory be blessed.
Please keep his Excel site online in a manner of rememberance.
Condolences to the Family.
R.I.P. Chip.
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Michael Avidan
Excel MVP
ISRAEL
Owen Neale
May 9, 2018
My condolences to the family. I never met him, but his webpage solved many Excel problems I had and made me look very smart in front of my coworkers.
Chris Adams
May 6, 2018
To Chip's family...if you didn't already realise, Chip had an extraordinary & positive effect on people's lives around the world; you can be justifiably proud of what he achieved and did with his life.
He was both exceptionally kind and helpful in sharing his knowledge with the rest of the world. The comments below are a mere sprinkling of those he helped, and also a reflection of the quality of people that he stood among (the helpful & extra-ordinary MVP community).
A appreciative and huge, but belated, thanks to Chip for all he did for us!
Hans Werner Alber
May 6, 2018
Like so many others all over the world I was truly devastated when I heard of Chip's tragic car accident and his untimely passing away. Though I wouldn't know him in person I felt and am still feeling deeply indebted to him. To me Chip will forever stand for what life is really all about: sharing.
My most heartfelt condolences go out to his parents and to all who were dear to him. He may be gone but he will never die in our hearts!
Bernard Liengme
May 5, 2018
I met Chip once at a Microsoft Summit. He was a very generous and knowledgeable man. He will be missed by the Excel community.
Roel Jongman
May 5, 2018
What a shock to read about the passing of chip.
My deepest condolances to all who loved him.
I too was one of the many users that frequently visited Chip's site when learning more about Excel and VBA.
Goodbye Chip! Thanks for all your help!
Mike Berry
May 4, 2018
Deepest Condolences to Chip's Family.
A great loss of a great mind.
The world needs more of these flavored Chips.
Saw Kyaw
May 4, 2018
I learned a lot from you, Mr. Pearson. I feel so shocked to know your early departure. It is one of the great losts for this planet. You generously shared your knowledge on the secrets of Excel are always so invaluable for all of us. Wish you rest in peace.
ashleedawg
May 2, 2018
"Guru Chip" - You will be sadly missed. I always wanted to meet you, or at least communicate with you. You had no idea how many lives you touched with your brilliance, absolutely one of a kind, you showed the world how to think outside the box. You taught me so much over the last two decades, without a doubt the #1 influence on my career. The coding community is going to work together to make sure that all of the gold from "King Chip's website" doesn't disappear. Thank you Chip. Your legacy will carry on.
Chris Greaves
May 2, 2018
Chip supported me along the path to a better understanding of MSOffice and VBA.
The value of his help cannot be calculated.
I know that his name is sprinkled in comments throughout my library of VBA code.
I shall miss his counselling.
Dan Strong
May 2, 2018
Thank you, Chip, for your mentorship and willingness to help complete strangers. A true inspiration. God bless the family during this time!
Jon von Der Heyden
May 2, 2018
RIP Chip. Your Excel contributions helped me tremendously and thanks to you and people like you I have been fortunate to forge a career from Excel.
Stefano Giberti
May 1, 2018
To the family and friends of Chip, I send you most sincere condolences from Florence, Italy.
Chip will always remain an immense help to me.
I'm grateful for his contributions to the Excel community.
With fondess, Stefano
Juan Manuel Bojórquez
May 1, 2018
Mr. Pearson madre the Life of us the beleagered Excel users a little more bearable.He will be sorely missedMy thoughts and prayers are with Pearsons. May God grant them acceptance and serenity to keeo going.Yours mostró sincerely,Juan Manuel BojórquezIntegruscapital @gmail.com
May 1, 2018
The passing of Chip is one of the greatest losses for the Excel community ever.
Thank you for everything you've done.May he rest in peace.
Milly Staples - former MVP Outlook
May 1, 2018
My sincere condolences to his family and friends. I was honored to have known Chip through the MVP program and considered him one of the best resources for information on using Excel, a very useful but complex program. He will be missed by the MVP community and by all whom he helped with his sharing of information on his websites. RIP Chip.
V B
May 1, 2018
This is a tragedy. Thank you for all of the guidance and advice you shared throughout the years. You left a great legacy.
Michael Newby
May 1, 2018
My condolences to his family. He was an amazing resource and will be missed.
Jeff Hoban
May 1, 2018
Although I have never personally met Chip I view myself as a student of his, through his website and insight I feel his loss will be long reaching. My condolences to his family..
May 1, 2018
I would like to offer my deepest condolences to his family and friends. Our excel community also lost a willingly advisor and vast knowledge source.
May 1, 2018
Chip really excelled in life.
Vishwamitra Mishra
May 1, 2018
Very sad ! Though I never met him but I knew him from last 7 years through his online presence over many technical forums. His contributions to Excel VBA world was amazing... you will missed.
Gaetan
May 1, 2018
Toutes mes condoléances aux parents.
Chip a mis en place un site extraordinaire qui m'a permis de progresser comme nul autre site. La rigueur, la profondeur d'analyse et la complexité des problèmes résolus ont été une source d'inspiration sans pareil. Merci.
All my condoleances to Chip's parents.
Chip has created an extraordinary website that allowed me to progress like no other website. The rigor, the depth of analysis and then complexity of the problems that were solved has been a source of inspiration with no equivalent. Thank you.
Jeff Lutes
April 30, 2018
Chip was an amazing resource to those of us in the Excel community. His willingness to teach what he had learned to assist the rest of us was amazing. My condolences to his family.
Pat Hartman
April 30, 2018
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Pearson,
What a tragic loss. I never met Chip but I've "known' him for years through his on line presence. He was very well respected for his contributions in various technical forums. He will be missed.
Tony Armstrong
April 30, 2018
I'm so very sad to hear this news. I didn't know Chip personally but he touched my life through his passion for Excel and his willingness to share his knowledge. His web resource was one of the first I turned whenever I got stuck - so I visited it quite often. He has, unknowingly, helped me progress in my life and has been one of my most effective teachers. Taken too soon and will be deeply missed.
Brad Yundt, MVP
April 30, 2018
I had the privilege of meeting Chip several times at the Microsoft campus. He had a giant reputation within the Excel community through his website. His clear writing and deep coverage of almost all the important topics in Excel educated generations of people who post on help forums around the world.
I will miss him
April 30, 2018
Condolences.
James Gordon, MVP
April 30, 2018
Chip's brilliance, understanding, and willingness to share was exemplary. I am sorry for this loss.
Bill Jelen
April 30, 2018
Chip was highly respected in the Excel MVP community. His web pages about Visual Basic Extensibility continue to be the best source of information about this topic. We are very sorry for your loss.
April 28, 2018
We will all miss him very much. Pat titterington and Cheryl Dillard.
Adele Sip
April 27, 2018
Our condolences Ardyce and Stan. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Love, Adele & Emil
Janice Wilczak
April 27, 2018
I am so sorry for your loss sending lots of hugs and love your way.
Kevin Stroder
April 26, 2018
Mr and Mrs Pearson.
Im so very sorry for your loss and I am deeply saddened about Chip. My memories of Chip were so very fond in Troop 66 as Chip was a great kid and Boy Scout. Quiet and kind is how I remember Chip. When I was in the senior patrol, I never had to worry about Chip at scout camp or at the church. He always was in the right place doing the right thing. He was loved by all the scouts. Im so proud he made Eagle Scout. May his spirt soar high among the eagles as he now watches over us.
Respectfully,
Kevin.
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