Annie Glenn Passed Away!

Annie Glenn, the wife of astronaut and senator John Glenn passed away from COVID-19.

The wife of American astronaut, USMC Col. and former Ohio Democratic senator John Glenn passed away at the age of 100 due to the symptoms of the coronavirus.

Annie Glenn, the widow of the legendary astronaut and lawmaker passed away. NASA and Glenn's family confirmed the news on social media. She died on Wednesday.

Born Annie Castor, she was born in 1920 in Columbus, Ohio. The daughter of Homer and Margaret (Alley) Castor.

Her father was a dentist. In 1923, the Castor family moved to New Concord, Ohio.

Castor met John Glenn at a very young age when her parents became involved in the same community organizations as Glenn's parents. The families developed a friendship which allowed Castor and Glenn to remain close as they grew up.

The pair became high school sweethearts and continued dating through college. Castor attended Muskingum College where she majored in music with a minor in secretarial skills and physical education. Castor was an active member of the swim team, volleyball team, and tennis team. She graduated in 1942. Even though she received an offer for a pipe organ scholarship from the Juilliard School, Castor declined the offer, choosing instead to stay in Ohio with Glenn. Castor and Glenn were married on April 6, 1943.

John and Annie loved each other. He passed away in 2016.

They had two children, David, born in 1945, and Lyn, born in 1947.

During the early years of her marriage to John Glenn, Annie Glenn worked as an organist in various churches and taught trombone lessons

"We are deeply saddened by the passing of Annie Glenn. A stalwart member of the space and military communities, her courageous support of her legendary husband John was unmatched," said Jim Bridenstine, NASA chief.

Annie passed away on May 19 at a nursing home in St. Paul, Minnesota after suffering from complications relating to COVID-19, the disease by the novel coronavirus according to the Associated Press.

Annie was a strong advocate for people with disabilities and communication disorders. She was a person who struggled with a speech impairment much of her life. She married John Glenn in 1943 and had been his love for 73 years. John died in 2016 at the age of 95.

Annie watched her husband launch into space on the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. He became the first American to orbit the Earth. He circled the planet three times. It was setting off the Space Race between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

Glenn went back into space at the age of 77. He said that he thrilled to take another round of space flight.

Glenn served as a U.S. Senator for the state of Ohio from 1974 until 1999.

Annie wrote the book The Astronaut Wives Club.

Annie Glenn with then president Barack Obama.

The Astronaut Wives Club (which later became a television miniseries), Lily Koppel relates that Glenn and the other six wives formed a tight-knit support group informally called the "Astronaut Wives Club," which she cites as influential in shaping American identity, as Americans found their values of family, patriotism, and consumerism embodied in Glenn. Koppel states that American women turned to Glenn, who had been elevated in the media because of her all-American family, as a role model on how to maintain a happy home, and also an indirect propagator of the American value of consumption. The appearance of the Astronaut Wives in the media was marketed to average American housewives. For example, when the wives wore a shade of "responsible pink" lipstick to a Life photoshoot, the published photographs were retouched to show the wives wearing "patriotic red" lipstick instead. The lip color was changed to represent a new, vibrant period in American history. After the magazine was published, red lipstick became a fad. Similarly, while Mercury 7 astronauts were given sporty Corvettes to drive, the wives were strongly encouraged to keep their family-friendly station wagons, which meant that the average American housewives who were following the Astronaut Wives' example also bought station wagons. As a result of Glenn and the other members of the Astronaut Wives Club, women across the U.S. were inspired to be brave and of course, to buy the same consumer goods Glenn and the other wives had in their homes

Annie isn't the only person who suffered from speech impairment. Former vice president and Democratic presumptive nominee Joe Biden has that as well. You know the far-white and leftists are spreading misinformation about the health of Biden. Some are saying he has dementia and cognitive disorder.

Biden talks fast and has a stuttering problem. He often makes gaffes when he talks fast.

I will address the "You Ain't Black" remarks shortly.

Annie Glenn is a pioneer for human rights, space and air travel and dedication to her husband, an iconic astronaut, senator and good man.

John and Annie will never be forgotten.

Glenn has his name on a couple of roads in the Dayton area. There is John Glenn Road in east Dayton and Col. Glenn Highway in Fairborn, Beavercreek and Bath Township.

Here's a map.



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