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On July 11, 1987, Joachim F. Wohlwill died suddenly and unexpectedly. He was felled by a heart that was no match for his indefatigable spirit or his immutable energy, devotion, and commitment to his family, his work, and his countless colleagues and friends. The life of a man so warm, so connected, and so giving always ends with relationships and works in mid-stream. Jack, had he lived, would be continuing to add immeasurably to our lives and to our minds. His death has left us with activities we could only finish adequately with him, activities of both personal and professional natures.
Richard M. Lerner’s writing of this paper was supported in part by NICHD Grant No. HD23229. John R. Nesselroade’s writing of this paper was supported in part by The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Aging. The authors thank Susan McHale and Jacqueline V. Lerner for their comments concerning previous drafts of this paper.
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Lerner, R.M., Nesselroade, J.R. (1991). Theory and Method in the Study of Behavioral Development: On the legacy of Joachim F. Wohlwill. In: Van Geert, P., Mos, L.P. (eds) Annals of Theoretical Psychology. Annals of Theoretical Psychology, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3842-4_8
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