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    Dear Bobby: My Grief Journey
    Dear Bobby: My Grief Journey
    Dear Bobby: My Grief Journey
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    Dear Bobby: My Grief Journey

    By Diane Papalia Zappa

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    When Diane Papalia and Bob Zappa met in 1986, they both felt an immediate and intense connection. It was not until 2013 that they could finally be together, and they married in 2015. Three short years later, Bob passed away, a victim of hereditary amyloidosis. In

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlbrodo Publishing
    Release dateSep 26, 2023
    ISBN9798988981411
    Dear Bobby: My Grief Journey
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    Diane Papalia Zappa

    Diane Papalia Zappa earned her PhD in lifespan developmental psychology in 1971. She went on to teach human development courses to thousands of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, attaining the rank of tenured full professor of child and family studies at the age of 30. While in Madison, she and co-author Sally Wendkos Olds wrote A Child's World (now in its thirteenth edition) and Human Development (in its fifteenth edition). Her memoir, The Married Widow, was published in 2021. In 1986, while still a professor in Madison, she met Frank Zappa's younger brother, Bob, who was the marketing manager for one of her books. They married in 2015.

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