The Foreign Service Journal, May 2018

74 MAY 2018 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL to serve as consul general in Belem. He subsequently served in Tokyo, Cairo and Ankara, as well as Washington, D.C. His last overseas assignment was as economic counselor in Singapore from 1994 to 1995. After retiring he went to work for Edi- sonMission Energy in Jakarta. Mr. Jacobini returned to the United States in 1998 and worked in the private and public sectors on trade policy and intelligence analysis. He spent nine months in Belgrade, advising the government of Serbia on its application to join the European Union, followed by three months at the embassy in Tirana as an interimpolitical/economic counselor. For several years, he worked at State on scientific cooperation with Ukraine and other former Soviet republics. He retired again in 2012, moving to Lewes, Del., in 2016. His family recalls that Mr. Jacobini was a renowned cook who loved entertaining, travel and adventure. Mr. Jacobini is survived by Dianne Rotte Jacobini, his wife of 37 years; and by his daughters, Anne Campbell and Caroline Nash, and their husbands. He is also survived by his mother, Billie Jacobini. A son, Thomas, died in infancy. n LornaMarke, 53, spouse of active- duty Foreign Service Officer Robert Silber- stein, died on Feb. 23, inWashington, D.C., three years and three months after being diagnosed with non-smokers’ lung cancer. Ms. Marke was born in Dover, England. She was raised in Houston, Texas; Lagos, Nigeria; andThe Hague, Holland. She received a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and a doctorate of vet- erinary medicine fromCornell University. Ms. Marke practiced veterinary medi- cine inWashington, D.C., and overseas in Costa Rica, India, Croatia, Vietnam and Lithuania, as she accompanied her spouse. Family members and friends recall Ms. Marke’s selfless devotion to her family and friends, her love of veterinary medicine, and her compassion and caring for others even as she suffered from cancer. She formed deep, lasting friendships every- where she studied, worked and lived. Ms. Marke is survived by her husband, Robert Silberstein, and their sons Jona- than, 20, andMichael, 18, of Arlington, Va. She is also survived by her mother, Shirley; sister, Samantha; and brother, Antony; as well as her two dogs, Spotz and Yena. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the LUNGevity Foundation in Ms. Marke’s name, at www.lungevity.org/ lornamarke. n Doris Eleanor Mattos, 95, spouse of the late U.S. Information Service FSO Edward H. Mattos, died on Jan. 2 in Arling- ton, Va. Mrs. Mattos and her husband served together in the Philippines, Spain, Malaysia, Canada andWashington, D.C. After returning toWashington, D.C., Mrs. Mattos created an application review programwith the D.C.-based Youth for Understanding, a student exchange program. She developed the department from a single voluntary position to a paid position with a large staff of volunteers. Mrs. Mattos traveled extensively with her husband and, following his death, continued to be active in traveling, theater, cultural events, literature and cuisine. Family members remember her as a loyal Democrat who was thrilled to be able to vote for an African-American and then a woman for president in her lifetime. She loved dogs, a good joke, a glass of Scotch with the evening news and a goodmeal. Mrs. Mattos is survived by her three daughters and their families, Laure Stern (of California), Kate Mattos (of Virginia) and Elizabeth Cheever (of Maine). She also leaves grandchildren Henry Stern, Sophie Greenbaum, Ella Jacobs, Mark Cheever, Emily Cheever and Eleanor Mattos; and a great-grandson, Moses Greenbaum. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Arlington Parks and Recre- ation’s Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden or a charity of your choice. n George “Tom” Novinger, 61, a retired Foreign Service officer, and his wife, Gladys Novinger, 62, died on Nov. 25, 2017, in a tragic accident at Rainbow Falls in Hilo, Hawaii. Mr. Novinger grew up in La Crescenta, Calif. A fifth-generation Californian, he earned B.A. andM.A. degrees inmusic at Occidental College in Los Angeles. He became a math teacher and swim coach at Hoover High School in Glendale, Calif., before moving to Japan with his former wife, Michiko. Mr. Novinger joined the State Depart- ment Foreign Service in 1989, and served for 24 years. He and his family were posted to Hong Kong, Japan, Paraguay, Brunei, South Korea and Syria, where he served as chargé d’affaires. In 2008 he earned a master’s degree in national resource strategy from the National Defense University in Washing- ton, D.C. Mr. Novinger’s passion in life was choral music, and he started and directed international choirs in each city where he lived. Highlights of his conducting career include performances for Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Wales in Tokyo in 1986 and for First Lady Hillary Clinton in Paraguay in 1995. After retirement, he and his newwife, Gladys, and stepson, Joseph, moved to Spring Valley, Calif., where he developed Vineyard Hacienda, a wedding venue and bed and breakfast where they alsomade their own wine.