Gina M. (Tonge) Jacobs

Gina Marie (Tonge) Jacobs High Point, NC Gina Marie (Tonge) Jacobs, 54, passed away suddenly Tuesday, February 28, 2012. She was the loving wife of Dr. Curt Jacobs, to whom she was married for 28 years. Mrs. Jacobs was born December 16, 1957, in Deckerville, Michigan, a daughter of Frank, Jr. and Joan (Connelly) Tonge, currently of Croswell, MI. She was a 1980 graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. She earned a Master's of Public Health in Public Health Education from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1982. A true servant leader, Mrs. Jacobs was known throughout the community for her giving spirit, active involvement and contagious enthusiasm. She provided guidance and leadership to numerous organizations. Most recently, she served as Volunteer Coordinator at Oak Hill Elementary School, where she recruited scores of individual volunteers, as well as countless resources from local businesses and civic organizations. She served on the Southside Committee and as a board member of The City Project, and she was Chair and board member of the Elliott and Mary Wood Scholarship Foundation, which oversees $10 million in scholarships and grants. She also served as a volunteer and resource for the Boys and Girls Club Friday Afternoon Dinners. Mrs. Jacobs served as a Certified Judge and University Pageant Development Coordinator for the Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant; was Judges Chair and a fund raiser for the Miss Thomasville Scholarship Pageant; and was a judge for both the Miss West Virginia 2011 State Pageant and the Miss Idaho 2012 State Pageant. In her spare time, Mrs. Jacobs enjoyed bicycling, logging 8,071 miles in 2010 and 7,500 miles in 2011. She was a Charlotte Motor Speedway Time Trial Gold Medalist in 2009, 2010 and 2011. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Jacobs is survived by two daughters, Jessica Jacobs Marquardt, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, who is currently employed at SAS in Cary, and her husband, Dan, of Raleigh; and Sarah Christina Jacobs, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and currently a Policy Analyst for a defense contractor in Washington, DC; a son, Andrew Curtis Jacobs, a junior business major and Pogue Scholar at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; a granddaughter, Grace Marie Marquardt of Raleigh; two brothers, Matt Tonge of Port Huron, MI, and Brian Tonge of Petosky, MI; a sister, Beth Attianese of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA; and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service celebrating the life of Gina Jacobs will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 1225 Chestnut Drive, High Point, NC, with the Dr. J. Alexander (Al) Ward, Jr. officiating. The family will greet friends, immediately following, in the Asbury Room. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Oak Hill Elementary School, 320 Wrightenberry Street, High Point, NC 27260. (Please note on check: Gina Jacobs memorial fund) Online condolences may be made on Mrs. Jacob's memorial page at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service, High Point.

Gina M. (Tonge) Jacobs

December 16, 1957 - February 28, 2012