Annette Funicello remembered by Disney family and famous fans
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As news spreads of Annette Funicello’s passing during age 70 from Multiple Sclerosis-related complications, colleagues and fans have begun to share their lustful remembrances of a former Mouseketeer and “Beach Party” goer.
Lori Loughlin, costar in 1987′s Back to a Beach: “Annette Funicello was unequivocally a smashing person. we enjoyed operative with her immensely and found her to be kind and down-to-earth. She faced her illness with aplomb and never wanted anyone to have empathize on her. we have a lustful memory of carrying lunch during her home many years ago and when she non-stop a cupboard to get something, there were rows of Skippy peanut butter. She was truly a essence of a friendly, all-American lady that we all desired to watch in a beach movies.”
Paul Anka, friend: “Annette was a star from a time she was 12 years old, and we met her shortly after. In further to her talent, she was self-possessed, determined, had implausible integrity, and was desired by everyone. When life threw her a terrible curve, she showed a best side of herself by entrance brazen to plead her MS with aplomb and candor. As most as she entertained us as a immature woman, she gave so most some-more by pity her knowledge and lifting recognition of this disease.
She was kind and intelligent and she will be missed by her family and her far-reaching round of friends, in that we was propitious to be included.”
Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company: “Annette was and always will be a loving member of a Disney family, synonymous with a word Mousketeer, and a loyal Disney Legend. She will perpetually reason a place in a hearts as one of Walt Disney’s brightest stars, delighting an whole era of baby boomers with her jubilant celebrity and unconstrained talent. Annette was good famous for being as pleasing inside as she was on a outside, and she faced her earthy hurdles with dignity, aplomb and grace. All of us during Disney join with family, friends, and fans around a universe in celebrating her unusual life.”
Richard Sherman, Oscar-winning composer: “Annette’s sweet, artless spirit, her adore of people, and her ability to secrete affability and good feelings to everybody she met was partial of her pleasing charisma. Because a songs we wrote for her brought us to a courtesy of Walt, Bob and we always referred to Annette as a ‘lucky star.’ My wife, Elizabeth, joins me in promulgation a intense aloha with most adore to a ‘Pineapple Princess.’”
Diane Disney Miller, daughter of Walt Disney: “Everyone who knew Annette desired and reputable her. She was one of a loveliest people I’ve ever known, and was always so kind to everyone. She was also a unqualified professional, and had such good faithfulness to my father. Annette will always be really special to me and Ron [Miller, Diane’s husband].”
Ron Miller, who helmed a Disney association in a 1980s and worked with Annette as a immature partner on The Mickey Mouse Club: “She was always in good spirits and prepared to assistance out if she indispensable to step in when something astonishing happened.”
Fellow Mouseketeer and long-time crony Sharon Baird: “Throughout all a years we were friends she never altered from that honeyed chairman who cared so most about others. She always had time for everyone; family, friends and fans alike. It’s no consternation she was America’s sweetheart.”
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— Leonard Maltin (@leonardmaltin) April 8, 2013
Misheard a doubt we was asked progressing by press while we was out and about.I am DEVASTATED to hear about a flitting of Annette Funicello.
— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) April 8, 2013
Annette Funicello’s genocide truly saddens me. She was such a splendid and smashing partial of all of a history.
— Joan Rivers (@Joan_Rivers) April 8, 2013
“Now it’s time… to contend goodbye” to Annette Funicello – my favorite Mouseketeer ( After JC and Justin of course) Tr… say.ly/zrk5xUG
— Lance Bass (@LanceBass) April 8, 2013
RIP Annette Funicello… A really dauntless Mouseketeer twitter.com/oakridgeboys/s…
— The Oak Ridge Boys (@oakridgeboys) April 8, 2013
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