
The passing of Annette Funicello hits me in the gut. We were born the same day just down the road from each other, me in Schenectady, NY and her in Utica, NY. For this reason I have always felt a particular connection to her, even though I wasn't much of a Beach Blanket Bingo fan.
So I mourn her passing as if we were cousins and I was glad to see that, in the end, she went peacefully. MS is a terrible thing to have to suffer with and she dealt with it for way too long.
Rest in peace, sweetie.