now it's time to say goodbye

As a kid of the 1950's, Disney's Micky Mouse Club was vital to my happiness.  It was thrilling and wonderful early television.  And among ye Mouskateers, Annette Funicello was my favorite.  She was pretty and cool and I loved her singing voice.  I was captivated as a child by her role in the Disney film, Babes in Toyland.  Even though she portrayed a victim in that film, Annette always exuded a sense of inner-strength to me.  May she rest in peace.