Annette Funicello dies at age 70

[Wayne Goodwin]

http://www.wbtv.com/story/21909945/mickey-mouse-club-star-annette-f...

 

[Wayne Goodwin]

I had a strong crush on her when i was young .

[Karin M Fichtner]

I just watched this story on tv. So sad. I grew up with this young lady. Every day I would rush home from school to watch the Mickey Mouse Club, and, in particular, the little series they would run, like "The Adventures of Spin and Marty", and "Annette". I wanted to be her more than anything in the world. She was so sweet, soft- spoken, gracious. Even in her Beach Blanket movies, she was always a lady. In her personal life, however, she had many problems....from Walt Disney to her failed marriage, and, finally her illness. Through it all she conducted herself with dignity. Losing her today steals a big part of my childhood.....much the same as losing Elvis did.
Suffer no more, my dear. Rest in peace.

[frenchy]

oh man that is sad . but then maybe she is at peace now .. and i always liked her too .. i remember spin and marty and the mickey mouse club .. and all them beach blanket bingo movies with frankie avalon .. and even her peanut butter commercials .. i don't remember which brand it was , skippy or jiff but i remember her . i agree karin its like the end of an era .. them happy days from the mid 50's to the mid 60's .. she was the epitome of all that ..its so sad to see her go but i don't think she was doin all that well for the last 20 years or so .. as sad as it is tho sometimes you just have to let them go .. i hope she's truly at peace now .. and in a much better place ..   

[Mickchick]

I remember her from The Micky Mouse Club and the Beach Party movies.  I can't say I was ever a big fan, but she always seemed like a good person and I remember reading about her illness and how she was facing it with grace and dignity. 

Maybe because I watched my husband die a week after his 47th birthday, after truly suffering for more than a  year, and knowing that he was not going to get better at that point (he had been removed from the liver transplant list and declared terminal), I have come to truly accept that death is truly a part of life that no one gets to bypass. Fame, Fortune, Family, none of it matters.  I truly believe that, no matter what comes after this world, she is in a better place than she was at the end of her time here.  May she rest in peace.

[Lilrain]

I was always fond of her, RIP.

[AmerikinWmn]

Just watched a little tribute to her on the local news. They showed an interview she did when it first became public that she had MS. Unfortunately, they showed a video of her just a few years back, heavy, bedridden and looking completely out of it while her husband (I'm assuming) talked to her and pushed her hair back from her face. They could have left that out, I want to remember her just like the picture above.

I watched Mickey Mouse Club every day too, ran home and turned on that old TV before I even got my coat off. Probably did that first because it took time for the TV to warm up, actually. It really is an end to an era but I'm glad that she's done with this worldly body that caused her so much pain for so long. RIP, Annette. 

[Kim]

I really loved her in the Beach Blanket Bingo movies. She had Multiple Sclerosis for a long time, I think. I have taken care of people with that disease and it is a very challenging for the people who have it but these people always amaze me in how they adapt to something they were NOT born with. I had once seen her in some interview when she was getting bad and she seemed to handle it with a good attitude and wisdom. Still, I'm sure it was a hard life and I'm glad she is at peace now....