Annie Glenn, whose fame as an astronaut's wife led to a life advocating for those with speech disorders, will be remembered Saturday at a virtual memorial service.
Glenn, wife of the late John Glenn, died May 19 at 100 of complications from COVID-19. She had been living in a nursing home near St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University is hosting the 11 a.m. memorial service on its website. It also will be broadcast on public television.
FILE - In this May 14, 2015, file photo, former astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, left, answers questions with his wife Annie Glenn during an interview with The Associated Press at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn, the widow of John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020, of COVID-19 complications at a nursing home near St. Paul, Minn., at age 100. (AP PhotoPaul Vernon, File)
The Glenns were married for 73 years at the time of John Glenn's death in 2016. She was at his side throughout an extraordinary life, including being the first American to orbit the Earth.
In this Feb. 3, 1962 file photo, astronaut John Glenn poses with his wife, Annie, outside their Arlington, Va., home during his first news conference. Glenn, the widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020, of COVID-19 complications at a nursing home near St. Paul, Minn., at age 100. (AP PhotoBob Schutz, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2016 file photo, Annie Glenn arrives to view the casket of her husband famed astronaut John Glenn as he lies in honor, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn, the widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020, of COVID-19 complications at a nursing home near St. Paul, Minn., at age 100. (AP PhotoJohn Minchillo, File)