Colonel G. Michael Girone, U.S. Army (Ret.), of Charleston, husband of Margaret Joan Hepler Girone, entered into eternal rest on the morning of June 4, 2011.
Colonel Girone was born April 26, 1932 in New York City, NY, a son of the late Joseph A. C. Girone and the late Alice Modee Girone.
He joined the United States Army in 1953 and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 1954. He was inducted into the O.C.S. Hall of Fame at Fort Benning, GA. Michael attended LaSalle College in Philadelphia, PA, received a B.A. degree in Public Administration from the University of Maryland and a M.A. degree in Health Care Administration from Baylor University in Texas.
Colonel Girone served in a variety of assignments with Army Hospitals in the United States, Europe and Vietnam. After retiring from his Army career after 26 years of service, he joined the Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL. He then joined Hospital Corporation of America. Among other associations, he advanced to fellowship status in the American College of Hospital Administrators.
Michael was chosen the first Businessman of the Year in Fayetteville, NC, where he was Administrator of Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital. He was President and C.E.O. of the Raleigh Community Hospital, now the Duke-Raleigh Hospital from 1988-1996.
Col. Girone's military awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years of Charleston; two daughters, Robin Clapp and husband, Rick, of Midland, GA and Diana Best and husband, Tom, of Raleigh, NC; two sons, Michael Girone and wife, Marta, of Chestertown, MD and Andrew Girone and wife, Pati, of Charleston; nine grandchildren and two great-grandsons.
The relatives and friends of Colonel and Mrs. G. Michael Girone are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in Old St. Andrews Episcopal Church, June 8, 2011 at 1:00 pm. Burial will be September 26, 2011 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA with full military honors at 1:00 pm.
Colonel Girone was born April 26, 1932 in New York City, NY, a son of the late Joseph A. C. Girone and the late Alice Modee Girone.
He joined the United States Army in 1953 and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 1954. He was inducted into the O.C.S. Hall of Fame at Fort Benning, GA. Michael attended LaSalle College in Philadelphia, PA, received a B.A. degree in Public Administration from the University of Maryland and a M.A. degree in Health Care Administration from Baylor University in Texas.
Colonel Girone served in a variety of assignments with Army Hospitals in the United States, Europe and Vietnam. After retiring from his Army career after 26 years of service, he joined the Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL. He then joined Hospital Corporation of America. Among other associations, he advanced to fellowship status in the American College of Hospital Administrators.
Michael was chosen the first Businessman of the Year in Fayetteville, NC, where he was Administrator of Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital. He was President and C.E.O. of the Raleigh Community Hospital, now the Duke-Raleigh Hospital from 1988-1996.
Col. Girone's military awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years of Charleston; two daughters, Robin Clapp and husband, Rick, of Midland, GA and Diana Best and husband, Tom, of Raleigh, NC; two sons, Michael Girone and wife, Marta, of Chestertown, MD and Andrew Girone and wife, Pati, of Charleston; nine grandchildren and two great-grandsons.
The relatives and friends of Colonel and Mrs. G. Michael Girone are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in Old St. Andrews Episcopal Church, June 8, 2011 at 1:00 pm. Burial will be September 26, 2011 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA with full military honors at 1:00 pm.
Colonel G. Michael Girone, U.S. Army (Ret.), of Charleston, husband of Margaret Joan Hepler Girone, entered into eternal rest on the morning of June 4, 2011.
Colonel Girone was born April 26, 1932 in New York City, NY, a son of the late Joseph A. C. Girone and the late Alice Modee Girone.
He joined the United States Army in 1953 and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 1954. He was inducted into the O.C.S. Hall of Fame at Fort Benning, GA. Michael attended LaSalle College in Philadelphia, PA, received a B.A. degree in Public Administration from the University of Maryland and a M.A. degree in Health Care Administration from Baylor University in Texas.
Colonel Girone served in a variety of assignments with Army Hospitals in the United States, Europe and Vietnam. After retiring from his Army career after 26 years of service, he joined the Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL. He then joined Hospital Corporation of America. Among other associations, he advanced to fellowship status in the American College of Hospital Administrators.
Michael was chosen the first Businessman of the Year in Fayetteville, NC, where he was Administrator of Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital. He was President and C.E.O. of the Raleigh Community Hospital, now the Duke-Raleigh Hospital from 1988-1996.
Col. Girone's military awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years of Charleston; two daughters, Robin Clapp and husband, Rick, of Midland, GA and Diana Best and husband, Tom, of Raleigh, NC; two sons, Michael Girone and wife, Marta, of Chestertown, MD and Andrew Girone and wife, Pati, of Charleston; nine grandchildren and two great-grandsons.
The relatives and friends of Colonel and Mrs. G. Michael Girone are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in Old St. Andrews Episcopal Church, June 8, 2011 at 1:00 pm. Burial will be September 26, 2011 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA with full military honors at 1:00 pm.
Colonel Girone was born April 26, 1932 in New York City, NY, a son of the late Joseph A. C. Girone and the late Alice Modee Girone.
He joined the United States Army in 1953 and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 1954. He was inducted into the O.C.S. Hall of Fame at Fort Benning, GA. Michael attended LaSalle College in Philadelphia, PA, received a B.A. degree in Public Administration from the University of Maryland and a M.A. degree in Health Care Administration from Baylor University in Texas.
Colonel Girone served in a variety of assignments with Army Hospitals in the United States, Europe and Vietnam. After retiring from his Army career after 26 years of service, he joined the Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL. He then joined Hospital Corporation of America. Among other associations, he advanced to fellowship status in the American College of Hospital Administrators.
Michael was chosen the first Businessman of the Year in Fayetteville, NC, where he was Administrator of Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital. He was President and C.E.O. of the Raleigh Community Hospital, now the Duke-Raleigh Hospital from 1988-1996.
Col. Girone's military awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years of Charleston; two daughters, Robin Clapp and husband, Rick, of Midland, GA and Diana Best and husband, Tom, of Raleigh, NC; two sons, Michael Girone and wife, Marta, of Chestertown, MD and Andrew Girone and wife, Pati, of Charleston; nine grandchildren and two great-grandsons.
The relatives and friends of Colonel and Mrs. G. Michael Girone are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in Old St. Andrews Episcopal Church, June 8, 2011 at 1:00 pm. Burial will be September 26, 2011 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA with full military honors at 1:00 pm.
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