What a tragic story. I never met her, but a good friend of mine did. He met her a few years back at (I believe) a Chiller Theatre convention in New Jersey. He said she was a lovely person, and had become a very "grandmotherly" (his word) type, looking nothing like she did in her pin-up days. He had fond memories of their meeting. I hadn't heard anything about her recently, and wondered what became of her. Very sad to read about her passing in this way. RIP
Signor V.