MARK ELLIOTT JACOBS, 83, of Plano, TX, passed
away on May 12, 2024, with burial in Restland
Memorial Park at Dallas, TX.
Mark was born in Atlantic City, NJ to Rose & Irving
Jacobs on June 11, 1940. He graduated from Atlantic
City High School & then went on to earn a bachelor's,
master's, and PhD in electrical engineering from
Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University) in
Pittsburgh, PA. There he met his future wife, Irene
Grandberg. Together they moved to New Jersey, where
he worked as an engineer for Bell Labs, and as a
result of corporate restructurings AT&T, Lucent,
and Tyco for 40 years. He was very involved in the
IEEE International Telecommunications Energy Con-
ference and served in a number of roles, including
plenary speaker and conference chair.
In 1989, Mark’s job brought him to Dallas. He and
Irene bought a house on Applecross Lane, where they
lived until they moved into The Legacy Willow Bend
in 2022.
After receiving over 60 patents, he retired as an
engineer and started a new career in patent law.
Outside of work, he enjoyed learning and doing home
projects, as well as staying active in skiing, wind-
surfing, and sailing.
Mark was predeceased by his parents, Rose and Irving
Jacobs, and his younger brother Matthew Jacobs.
Mark is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Irene
Jacobs, his son Dave (Kathleen) Jacobs, his daughter
Debbie (Dan) Cohn, and his four grandchildren, Brian
Jacobs, Michael Jacobs, Ari Cohn, and Etan Cohn.