Rob Cabitto (born December 23, 1965) is an American author, business owner, and public speaker. His book ''The Fractured Life of 3743'' (2011) is a

memoir A memoir (; , ) is any nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories. The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual. While memoir has historically been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobiog ...

about his struggles with identity and addiction.

Personal life

Cabitto is a Native American of the

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from

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.O'Neill, Janet
"Author Writes Memoir to Heal; Siskiyou County Native Shares His Hope."
Record Searchight. Dec. 10, 2011 He was adopted by a non-Native American family at the age of 5 after his biological father poured gasoline on him.Kinkade, Skye
"Former Resident's Book is a Redemption Story."
Mount Shasta Area Newspapers. Dec. 14, 2011.Groessler, Paul
"The life of 3743."
Sun Newspapers. Oct. 26, 2011. His biological mother and father were absentee parents with addictions. Both parents were incarcerated at different times in Cabitto’s early childhood.Jappe, Nanc

Inter-County Leader. May 10, 2006. Cabitto was an athlete in high school until he broke his leg in 1984 and became an

alcoholic Alcoholism is, broadly, any drinking of alcohol that results in significant mental or physical health problems. Because there is disagreement on the definition of the word ''alcoholism'', it is not a recognized diagnostic entity. Predomina ...

and drug addict. As of 2012, Cabitto lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He has a nine-year-old son.

''The Fractured Life of 3743''

Cabitto published his memoir, ''The Fractured Life of 3743'', in 2011. The number 3743 refers to his tribal roll number. The book discusses Cabitto’s loss of identity after being adopted at age 5 into a non-Native American home. The book details Cabitto’s years of addictive behavior and homelessness. Cabitto began a recovery program after being arrested in 1994. The book also discusses his life experiences, including the Native American tradition of vision quest and Lakota Sundance. Cabitto wrote the book using the journals that he kept over his life. Cabitto spoke about the events in the book on the Kevin Sponsler show on KSYC-FM 103.9 on January 25, 2012.

Education and career

Cabitto has a Bachelor of Science from

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and an MBA from New York Institute of Technology.KFAI Radio without Boundaries
First Person Radio: Rob Cabitto.
Jan. 18, 2012. He started a communications business in 2009 called Nine Mile Communications after working for

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. Cabitto is also on the board of the Salvation Army.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabitto, Rob American male non-fiction writers Living people 1965 births 21st-century American memoirists 21st-century American male writers People from Siskiyou County, California Writers from California Karuk University of Phoenix alumni New York Institute of Technology alumni