Birth date: May 28, 1928 Death date: Feb 20, 2018
Mark Alfred Zimmer, 89, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died peacefully with his family at his side, on February 20, 2018, from complications related to his treatment for cancer. A 52-year resident of Miami, he was born Read Obituary
On behalf of the Men’s Club of St John Neumann Catholic Church, I extend my heartfelt condolences. We will greatly miss seeing Mark at our dinner meetings each month. Dan Lamey, President, SJN Men’s Club.
He was a special Uncle --- I remember 4th of July cookout in the rain in the 1960s. He was supportive of my Father in his last months. Always gentle, caring, and kind. He will be missed by the 6 Jacobi boys.
Mike Jacobi, MD
Kathryn and I were enjoying a bourbon (Knob CreeK) while on vacation in Glen Arbor, Michigan. We left a bottle for Uncle Mark during a pleasant visit to Miami. I thought of Mark and emailed a picture of Knob Creek so he could "join" us in a toast. To our delight, Mark was amused and emailed a quick reply in real time.
Uncle Mark was that kind of gentle, caring man. He enjoyed clean humor and he was always ready to receive or send good cheer! He appreciated the "Jacobi factoid" that Abe Lincoln played in the real Knob Creek as a boy in the hollers of Old Kentucky and that the Jim Beam distillery is only a 45 minute drive from our house in Southern Indiana. And, not to mention, he enjoyed a shot of Kentucky bourbon (when his health permitted.)
His genuine interest in OTHER people is what made Uncle Mark so interesting, knowledgeable and fun to be with!
On Saturday, Kathyrn and I will share our memories with some Knob Creek and think of Mark Zimmer who enriched our lives with good listening ear for anyone with a story or just plain ol' family conversation. Should I mention, that Ol' Abe had that quality, too?
Here's to the best of Uncles!
Jerry & Kathryn Jacobi
One of my favorite memories of my Uncle Mark was the time we were in Miami on vacation and we went to the “office” to check on an early season tropical storm. Now I had only known him as my uncle who visited every year or so and got to know him as a good, kind and gentle man. However, seeing him among his charts, computers and satellites and observing the genuine respect his team had for him let me appreciate him as a scientist who was genuinely concerned about the people whose lives may be affected by the storm. I felt extremely proud that Mark Zimmer was my uncle.
He has fought a long battle and now is at rest but I know he is keeping an eye on the storms in our lives from a unique vantage point.
Joe Jacobi, DDS
Nephew
