Charles Irwin "Chuck" Quackenbush III

On May 28, 2013 Chuck Quackenbush died at St. Joseph?s Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia at age 77. He went to his rest peacefully with his beloved wife Jan and some of his children by his side. Chuck was born on February 9, 1936 in Passaic, New Jersey to his parents, Charles Irwin Quackenbush Jr. and Elsie Belli. Chuck was predeceased by his parents, sister Jean and brother John. His sister Carol lives with her husband, Tony Strupcewski, near West Point, New York.Chuck graduated from Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where he played soccer and ran sprint with the track team. He earned an undergraduate degree with honors from Georgetown University. He went on to earn a Juris Doctor degree at Georgetown University School of Law. Rather than pursue a career as an attorney, Chuck followed his father and his grandfather into a career with IBM. Chuck spent many years selling computer systems to global business clients. In the early 1980s he left IBM to do similar work with Data General and retired in the mid-1990s.Chuck seized his life; he had passions for cooking, cars and boats. He was a man of love and his greatest passion was his family. He assembled a platoon of children and grandchildren from three marriages. From his first marriage to Janet Hagan, Chuck had four children; Charles, Anne, Timothy and Molly. Chuck Jr., married to Jeni gave Chuck 3 grandchildren Thomas, Emily and William. Anne brought him Sarah and Frank Delaney, and with her recent husband Tim Blanc, stepson Christopher. Molly and Brent Stokes brought him Tyler. From Chuck?s second marriage he raised three daughters; Kristin, Cynthia and Elisa. Kristin and husband Joseph Mannello brought him Ethan and Lucas. Cynthia and husband Joseph Panebianco brought him Madelyn, Morgan and Joseph. Elisa and husband Matt Buckley brought him Emma and Ryan.Chuck first met Jan Gillman in 1999 in Little Silver, New Jersey. They were married in August 2000 at St. George's-by-the-River Church, Rumson, New Jersey, surrounded by children and grandchildren. With delight Chuck embraced Jan?s adult children, Rick, Keith and Marci. Jan?s grandchildren lovingly dubbed him GQ, short for Grandpa Quackenbush. This brought him 8 more grandchildren. Rick and wife Kim brought him Alexandria, Schuyler and Macauley. Keith brought him Allison and Andrew and Marci Byrne brought him McKinley, Griffin and Cooper.For several years they split their seasons between Georgia and the Jersey shore but eventually became full time Georgians. They shared their home in Alpharetta, Georgia with their beautiful dog Lilah. Chuck and Jan are enthusiastic members of the Sea Bright Beach Club and enjoyed spending several weeks every summer back on the Jersey shore reuniting with friends and family. In Alpharetta, Chuck was on the Board of Directors of the Alpharetta Lions Club and was involved in many of their charitable projects. Chuck?s family and friends enjoyed his appetite for life. All who knew him agreed he had a wonderful mind and a dry, quick, happy sense of humor. A devout Catholic, he met his end with courage and grace peaceful in knowing that he had given and received a life of true love. A memorial celebration will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Aidan?s Church in Milton, Georgia. Condolences may be mailed to Jan Quackenbush at their home address or via SouthCare at www.southcare.us. Donations may be made in his memory to the Alpharetta Lions Club, P.O. Box 239, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004 or the American Diabetes Association. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society, Alpharetta, GA. 678-735-5500.