Annie Glenn, Widow Of Astronaut And U.S. Sen. John Glenn, Dies At 100 From Coronavirus Complications
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Annie Glenn, the widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, has died. She was 100.
Hank Wilson, a spokesman for the Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, says Glenn died Tuesday of COVID-19 complications at a nursing home near St. Paul, Minnesota.
After her husband became the first American to orbit Earth in 1962, Glenn shied away from the media spotlight because of a severe stutter.
An intensive program helped her to control her speech and do public speaking. She served on the advisory boards of numerous child abuse and speech and hearing organizations.
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