As Port Charles says good-bye to the beloved Bobbie Spencer, played by the late Jacklyn Zeman, we take a look back at some of the character’s most iconic moments.
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Soon after arriving in Port Charles, Bobbie set her sights on Scotty (Kin Shriner) — and in 1978, she was bound and determined to destroy his relationship with Laura.
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To help her split up Scotty and Laura, Bobbie summoned her big brother, Luke (Anthony Geary), to town in 1978.
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By 1981, Bobbie was romantically linked to Noah Drake (Rick Springfield).
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When Luke and Laura wed in 1981, Bobbie was a member of the bridal party.
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In 1984, Bobbie tied the knot with D.L. Brock (David Groh), who soon turned physically abusive.
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Bobbie's next walk down the aisle was with lawyer Jake Meyer (Sam Behrens) in 1986.
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Bobbie's friendship with Tony (Brad Maule) blossomed into true love, and they said, "I do" in 1989.
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In 1991, Bobbie rushed to action to help Felicia (Kristina Wagner) when an earthquake rocked the brownstone.
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Bobbie played with fire when she found herself drawn to Damian (Leigh McCloskey), with whom she performed the tango at the 1994 Nurses' Ball.
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Bobbie was devastated when her beloved adopted daughter and namesake, B.J. (Brighton Hertford), was rendered brain-dead in a 1994 school bus crash. After she and her aunt Ruby (Norma Connolly) said their final good-byes, the little girl's heart was donated to Maxie, saving Maxie's life.
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Bobbie's life would never be the same when, in 1996, Carly (then-Sarah Brown) — the daughter she had secretly given up for adoption — came to town and seduced Tony.
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Reeling from her split from Tony, Bobbie rebounded in 1996 with a short-lived marriage to Stefan Cassadine (Stephen Nichols).
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In 1999, Bobbie nearly wed Jerry Jacks (Julian Stone), but his arrest interrupted the ceremony.
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Bobbie was caught off-guard when son Lucas (then-Ben Hogestyn) came out to her as gay in 2004.
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In 2015, Bobbie and Luke, joined by Tracy (Jane Elliot, l.) and their sister, Pat (Dee Wallace Stone), paid an emotional visit to their childhood home.
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In 2017, Bobbie and her fellow G.H. nurses got the Nurses' Ball off to a rollicking start.
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In 2018, Bobbie — pictured with Lucas (Ryan Carnes, l.) and Brad (Parry Shen) — made her disdain for the occasion clear with her sartorial choices when she attended the (invalid) wedding of grandson Michael to the scheming Nelle.
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In 2019, Bobbie took a reflective moment to remember cherished colleagues at the hospital's memorial wall.
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Bobbie, pictured with granddaughter Josslyn (Eden McCoy, l.) and Carly (Laura Wright), was a proud matriarch at Carly's wedding to Jason in 2021.
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In 2023, Bobbie's speech about her longtime nemesis Lucy (Lynn Herring) at the Nurses' Ball was interrupted in dramatic fashion by Lucy herself.
Soon after arriving in Port Charles, Bobbie set her sights on Scotty (Kin Shriner) — and in 1978, she was bound and determined to destroy his relationship with Laura.
To help her split up Scotty and Laura, Bobbie summoned her big brother, Luke (Anthony Geary), to town in 1978.
By 1981, Bobbie was romantically linked to Noah Drake (Rick Springfield).
When Luke and Laura wed in 1981, Bobbie was a member of the bridal party.
Photo credit: ERIK HEIN/ABC
In 1984, Bobbie tied the knot with D.L. Brock (David Groh), who soon turned physically abusive.
Bobbie's next walk down the aisle was with lawyer Jake Meyer (Sam Behrens) in 1986.
Photo credit: CRAIG SJODIN/ABC
Bobbie's friendship with Tony (Brad Maule) blossomed into true love, and they said, "I do" in 1989.
Photo credit: SCOTT KIRKLAND/ABC
In 1991, Bobbie rushed to action to help Felicia (Kristina Wagner) when an earthquake rocked the brownstone.
Photo credit: CRAIG SJODIN/ABC
Bobbie played with fire when she found herself drawn to Damian (Leigh McCloskey), with whom she performed the tango at the 1994 Nurses' Ball.
Photo credit: Vivian Zink/ABC
Bobbie was devastated when her beloved adopted daughter and namesake, B.J. (Brighton Hertford), was rendered brain-dead in a 1994 school bus crash. After she and her aunt Ruby (Norma Connolly) said their final good-byes, the little girl's heart was donated to Maxie, saving Maxie's life.
Photo credit: ABC PHOTO ARCHIVES
Bobbie's life would never be the same when, in 1996, Carly (then-Sarah Brown) — the daughter she had secretly given up for adoption — came to town and seduced Tony.
Photo credit: CATHY BLAIVAS/ABC
Reeling from her split from Tony, Bobbie rebounded in 1996 with a short-lived marriage to Stefan Cassadine (Stephen Nichols).
Photo credit: JANET VANHAM/ABC
In 1999, Bobbie nearly wed Jerry Jacks (Julian Stone), but his arrest interrupted the ceremony.
Photo credit: Mitchell Haaseth/ABC
Bobbie was caught off-guard when son Lucas (then-Ben Hogestyn) came out to her as gay in 2004.
Photo credit: ADAM LARKEY/ABC
In 2015, Bobbie and Luke, joined by Tracy (Jane Elliot, l.) and their sister, Pat (Dee Wallace Stone), paid an emotional visit to their childhood home.
Photo credit: Howard Wise/jpistudios.com
In 2017, Bobbie and her fellow G.H. nurses got the Nurses' Ball off to a rollicking start.
Photo credit: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk
In 2018, Bobbie — pictured with Lucas (Ryan Carnes, l.) and Brad (Parry Shen) — made her disdain for the occasion clear with her sartorial choices when she attended the (invalid) wedding of grandson Michael to the scheming Nelle.
In 2019, Bobbie took a reflective moment to remember cherished colleagues at the hospital's memorial wall.
Photo credit: XJJohnson/jpistudios.com
Bobbie, pictured with granddaughter Josslyn (Eden McCoy, l.) and Carly (Laura Wright), was a proud matriarch at Carly's wedding to Jason in 2021.
Photo credit: ABC/Scott Kirkland
In 2023, Bobbie's speech about her longtime nemesis Lucy (Lynn Herring) at the Nurses' Ball was interrupted in dramatic fashion by Lucy herself.
