America's sweetheart, Annette Funicello, is gone.

[BAK55]

This isn't a happy day.

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[JasonCash]

Re: America's sweetheart is gone.

oh man this is sad

 

[Apollo]

Re: America's sweetheart is gone.

Man oh Man an Icon to generations has passed

 

[Michael Bergeron]

Re: America's sweetheart is gone.

RIP.

 

[jcoffman99]

Re: America's sweetheart is gone.

Might want to actually add her name to the title. Different generations have different sweethearts. Someone might think Julia Roberts passed away.

 

[Apollo]

Re: America's sweetheart is gone.

She was one of the few who transcended Generations.

One of my younger friends fell in love with her a few years back and he is in his 20's :lol

Might want to actually add her name to the title. Different generations have different sweethearts. Someone might think Julia Roberts passed away.

 

[BAK55]

Re: America's sweetheart is gone.

Might want to actually add her name to the title. Different generations have different sweethearts. Someone might think Julia Roberts passed away.

Yeah, you're probably quite right.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

She did more to promote the vision that Disney (The man, not the corp) in her role as a Mouseketeer than anyone else. The new "Mice Girls" that we have these days, can't hold a candle to her.

And yes, I did JUST coin a new phrase there!

 

[gunnerk19]

Wow, such a sad loss...

and it's got me nervous. Annette was diagnosed with MS when she was 45, my Wife was diagnosed with it when she was around 41. Granted there are better meds now than then, but the 25 year timeframe Annette had gone through bothers me.

Sorry for the slight hijack. RIP Annette.

 

[Peace Hunter]

RIP...

 

[Goonie]

Back in the fall, CTV's W5 did a documentary on her MS condition. Very sad to see such a beautiful woman go to waste like that. Here's the link if anyone wants to watch it:
Annette Funicello: Her life with multiple sclerosis
Hope a cure can be found for this disease. RIP Annette.

 

[WarPig]

She was my very first crush when I was a boy.

 

[Mean Joe]

RIP Annette.....