O.T.: RIP Annette Funicello

[pap49cba]

The Mouseketeer passed away earlier today at age 70.

 

[easttexastrash]

Very young. A sad day for many...or should I say Mini?

 

[EricLA]

Wow 2 in the same day. Thatcher and Funicello. RIP ladies...

 

[Icebear]

A long battle with MS the mousketeer deserves her rest. Blessings to all her loved ones.

 

[meyers7]

Wow 2 in the same day. Thatcher and Funicello. RIP ladies...

They usually come in 3s.

 

[CL82]

RIP Annette

 

[RoyDodger]

Annette and Darlene Gillespie were THE Mouseketeers of my youth. And thanks to them I was very aware of the new Disneyland going up in Anaheim when we visited LA in 1955. I was lucky enough to be there on opening day.

http://www.roydodger.com/littleroy.html

 

[RoyDodger]

And of course, I must add that Annette Funicello was a very special celebrity and will be missed.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

How sad. But her battle with MS changed everything for her. She adapted to it graciously, though.

Another part of childhood gone.

 

[pap49cba]

Hard to believe the Mouseketeers are 70-ish.

 

[ed4ourgirls]

I remember watching with adolescent fascination over the years as the
"Annette" on the front of her Mouseketeer outfit grew to "ANNETTE".

Coming of age years for us both.

 

[wire chief]

Annette and Darlene Gillespie were THE Mouseketeers of my youth. And thanks to them I was very aware of the new Disneyland going up in Anaheim when we visited LA in 1955. I was lucky enough to be there on opening day.

http://www.roydodger.com/littleroy.html[/quote]

Darlene was my crush. As my sister puts it, "you always liked the pink ladies".

 

[Rayvin56]

You were part of my childhood TV memories, also. R.I.P Annette. I guess now would be a good time to repost this...don't know if Frankie A. ever knew...

 

[RoyDodger]

Wire Chief, I had the same crush. Darlene was adorable. And I was crushed years later when I found out that Darlene got into a lot of trouble with the law.

This is from Wikipedia:

In December 1998, she was convicted in federal court of aiding her third husband, Jerry Fraschilla, to purchase securities using a check-kiting scheme.[1] She was sentenced to two years in prison,[2] but was released after serving only three months. In 2005, she and her husband were indicted on federal charges of filing multiple fraudulent claims in the settlement of a class-action lawsuit.[3]

 

[Sonny44]

You were part of my childhood TV memories, also. R.I.P Annette. I guess now would be a good time to repost this...don't know if Frankie A. ever knew...

I hope he didn't try to kiss her.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

You were part of my childhood TV memories, also. R.I.P Annette. I guess now would be a good time to repost this...don't know if Frankie A. ever knew...

When I first saw the 1995 championship video, I was struck by how much a young Geno looked like Frankie Avalon.

 

[ASweet3781]

I was wondering about Annette a couple months ago because she has been out of the spotlight so long and went to her board on IMDB.com. There was a link to a video that aired on TV in Canada that showed Annette in her current state last year at home being cared for by her husband. I almost wished I hadn't clicked on it. What a horrible horrible disease MS is.