1) He grew up in small-town Ohio, married his childhood sweetheart in 1943 and served as a fighter pilot in two wars.
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2) He was a test pilot, an astronaut and a U.S. Senator who also ran for president in 1984.
3) He became the first American to orbit the Earth on Feb. 20, 1962.
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4) In 1998, he became the oldest person to fly in space as a 77-year-old crew member on the shuttle Discovery.
5) The Ohio House may soon vote on a resolution urging Congress to award the Congressional Gold Medal to John and Annie Glenn.
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Ohio held a memorial service for Glenn in Columbus in December and he was laid to rest in a private funeral ceremony in April at Arlington National Cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, Annie Glenn, and their two children, Lyn and Dave, and their two grandchildren.
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