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Topic: Annie Glenn 'doing fine' as she turns 100
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 43338 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-16-2020 07:40 PM
Annie Glenn, the wife of the late astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn, is turning 100 Monday (Feb. 17) and is doing fine, a spokesman told the Associated Press. "The Glenn family is appreciative of the continued affection and interest towards Annie. She is well but is no longer doing interviews," Hank Wilson, a spokesman for the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University, said in an email.The Glenns had been married for 73 years when John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, died in 2016 at age 95. Annie Glenn, an advocate and educator in communication disorders, has rarely appeared in public since then. The college threw a small 97th birthday celebration for her in 2017, shortly after her husband died, where she said she missed her lifelong companion "terribly." |
SpaceAngel Member Posts: 311 From: Maryland Registered: May 2010
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posted 02-17-2020 05:51 AM
That's one brave woman; not even my grandmother couldn't live to be a century year-old. |
Mike Dixon Member Posts: 1414 From: Kew, Victoria, Australia Registered: May 2003
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posted 02-17-2020 05:58 AM
Serious admiration for this fine lady. |
randy Member Posts: 2200 From: West Jordan, Utah USA Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-17-2020 06:42 AM
Happy Birthday Annie! What a classy lady. |
Ian Limbrey Member Posts: 126 From: England Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 02-17-2020 07:59 AM
I have great respect for her and it must have been very stressful for her during John's mission. |
Blackarrow Member Posts: 3146 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-17-2020 08:33 AM
BOTH missions, I suspect.A remarkable lady. |
MarylandSpace Member Posts: 1346 From: Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 02-17-2020 10:48 AM
Wishing you a Happy Birthday Mrs. Glenn. |
Kite Member Posts: 842 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 02-17-2020 02:33 PM
How nice to celebrate such a wonderful event. Happy 100th birthday Mrs Glenn. |
SpaceCadet1983 Member Posts: 236 From: United States Registered: May 2012
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posted 02-17-2020 06:12 PM
Happy 100th Birthday, Mrs. Glenn! |
Mike Isbell Member Posts: 554 From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 02-18-2020 01:05 PM
Happy 100th Mrs. Glenn. May you have many more! |
Delta7 Member Posts: 1514 From: Bluffton IN USA Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 02-18-2020 04:07 PM
Are any of the other original 7 astronaut wives still alive? |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 43338 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-18-2020 04:42 PM
Rene Carpenter is now 91. Louise Shepard died in 1998; Betty Grissom died in 2018; Jo Schirra died in 2015; Trudy Cooper died in 1994; and Marge Slayton died in 1989. |
Lou Chinal Member Posts: 1330 From: Staten Island, NY Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 02-20-2020 07:58 AM
Happy Birthday Mrs. Glenn. |
Cozmosis22 Member Posts: 978 From: Texas * Earth Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 02-20-2020 04:19 PM
Belated Happy Birthday to Mrs. Glenn and Happy Friendship 7 Day today! |
astro-nut Member Posts: 956 From: Washington, IL Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 03-03-2020 02:27 PM
Belated Happy Birthday Annie. Still strong after all these years. Wow, an amazing 100 years!! |