Annie Glenn, widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn, dies age 100 of COVID-19

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/05/19/annie-glenn-widow-of-astronau.html

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Damn it.

RIP

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That’s just sad.

Annie Glenn was memorably portrayed, including her unwillingness to enter into the limelight, by Mary Jo Deschanel in Philip Kaufman’s wonderful The Right Stuff, with Ed Harris playing her upstanding husband John. Mary Jo’s husband Caleb was the cinematographer on that movie.

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Godspeed, Annie Glenn

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Oh wow, no idea she was still around! RIP, Mrs. Glenn.

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