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Former astronaut John Glenn hospitalized, OSU spokesman says - IceWizard - 12-08-2016
USA TODAY NETWORK Chrissie Thompson, The Cincinnati Enquirer
6:43 p.m. EST December 7, 2016
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COLUMBUS, Ohio —
John Glenn, the former U.S. senator and astronaut, has been hospitalized, a spokesman from Ohio State University said Wednesday.
Glenn, 95, has received treatment for more than a week at the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State, said Hank Wilson, a spokesman for the university’s John Glenn College of Public Affairs. Wilson said he didn’t know details on Glenn’s condition, illness or prognosis.
A spokeswoman for the Ohio State medical center would not confirm or deny Glenn's presence at the hospital, saying only that he was not listed in the hospital's public directory.
A native of New Concord, Glenn still is scheduled to be honored Thursday at an 11 a.m. Muskingum University event commemorating the Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of Pearl Harbor and the attack's role in Glenn's life.
Pearl Harbor kicked off a lifetime of heroism for Glenn. He flew 149 combat missions as a Marine pilot in World War II and the Korean War before hearing about the opportunity for military test pilots to join the space program.
As one of the Mercury Seven — the country's first astronauts, heroes in the space race against the Soviet Union — Glenn spent 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds on a 1962 flight that circled the globe three times.
He returned to space 36 years later, at age 77, aboard the space shuttle Discovery, orbiting Earth 134 times in October 1998 on a mission intended to study how space travel affects aging.
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In between, he served Ohio as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate for 24 years. As his final term neared its end, he helped create the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at Ohio State University.
In 2006, the University founded the John Glenn School of Public Affairs.
Glenn is married to his childhood best friend and sweetheart, Annie Castor, who is 96. The couple has two children.
On Wednesday, a statement from Ohio's current Democratic senator emphasized the Glenn family's desire for privacy during Glenn's illness: “Connie and I ask Ohioans to join us in sending our love to John and Annie Glenn and their children and to respect their family’s privacy at this difficult time," said U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Meanwhile, bipartisan condolences spread.
Quote:Jane and I send our thoughts and prayers on a speedy recovery to our dear friend John Glenn. — Rob Portman (@senrobportman) December 7, 2016
Contributing: Pam James, Zanesville (Ohio) Times Recorder, Deirdre Shesgreen and John Faherty, The Cincinnati Enquirer. Follow Chrissie Thompson on Twitter: @CThompsonENQ
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RE: Former astronaut John Glenn hospitalized, OSU spokesman says - Charon - 12-08-2016
well, prayers went up. thank u for letting us know. i hate to learn after they passed. i do like to pray whilst i can. he is a good man.