Sally Martin (Cope) Jacobs Passes Away

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

November 14, 2012 News

Sally Jacobs, who taught biochemistry for 35 years at the University of Maine and played a key role in procuring funding for bicycle trails connecting UMaine with Orono and Old Town, passed away Monday, Nov. 12, after a yearlong battle with cancer, according to an obituary in the Bangor Daily News.

Jacobs moved to Orono in 1963 with her husband, Richard Morris Jacobs, who was professor emeritus of music at UMaine. In addition to teaching, she was active in land conservancy and preservation. Sally Jacobs received the Steve Gould Award from UMaine for Outstanding Service to the University and its Ideals, and the Maryann Hartman Award, which is given annually by the University of Maine Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program.

Survivors include Jacobs’ partner, two daughters, a son and four grandchildren. Friends are invited to gather with the family 3 p.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Orono Chapel of Brookings-Smith, 72 Main St., Orono. A memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at Church of Universal Fellowship, 82 Main St., Orono. Family and friends are invited to a reception in the church vestry after the service. Donations in honor and loving memory of Sally may be made to the Orono Land Trust at oronolandtrust.org or New Hope Hospice Memorial Fund at newhopehospice.org/donate.

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207.581.3777