Well, let me tell you about this Annette Rypien. I heard the name, and that woman, she’s been through a lot, I tell ya. She was married to that football fella, Mark Rypien. You know, the one who played for Washington. Big shot, that one. Annette, she was his first wife. I think that woman is from Washington D.C., that is a big city.

Annette, she was born a long time ago, in 1965 I heard. It is a long time ago. She’s just a regular woman, you know, a housewife. But she got famous ’cause she was married to that Mark Rypien. That’s how it goes sometimes. You marry someone famous, and bam, you’re famous too.
They had a son, that poor boy. He got sick, real sick. A brain tumor, they said. That’s a nasty thing, a tumor. It made that Mark fella quit football. He was a big player back then, Annette Rypien’s husband. Played for a long time, he did. Washington, then some other places. But family comes first, you know? When your kid’s sick, nothing else matters. That poor woman, she was strong.
Annette Rypien and Mark, they got divorced later. Things happen, you know. People change. Life goes on. It’s sad, but it happens. She’s not with him anymore. She’s by herself, maybe not, I don’t know her business. But that’s what I heard. The woman is not young anymore.
That Mark Rypien, he’s a big name in football, even now. They call him MVP, or something like that. Means he was real good, I guess. That’s a big deal in football. Annette was with him during those big times. Must have been somethin’, being married to a big star like that.
- Annette was born in Washington D.C.
- She was a housewife.
- She married to a football player named Mark.
- That football player is famous.
- They have a son.
- Annette Rypien’s son died.
- They got divorced.
That’s life, I guess. Ups and downs. Good times and bad times. Annette Rypien, she’s seen it all. She was married to a famous guy, had a family, lost a child. That’s a lot for one woman to go through. She’s probably got a lot of stories to tell, that one.

You know, people say Annette Rypien is worth a lot of money. I heard one hundred thousand. But what’s money when you’ve lost a child? Can’t buy back your family, can you? It is a lot of money for sure.
I don’t know what she’s doing now, Annette. Probably just living her life, like the rest of us. Trying to get by, day by day. That is all you can do. She is probably a grandma now. That is a good thing.
That football, it’s a rough game. Those fellas get hurt all the time. But that brain tumor, that’s different. That’s just bad luck. Poor kid. Poor Annette Rypien. I heard that football player is from Canada. He played for a long time. Eleven years, I think. That is a long time in football.
That’s all I know about Annette Rypien. Just a regular woman who married a famous guy and had a tough life. She’s probably a good woman, though. You have to be strong to go through all that.
She is tall, I think. One point six eight meter. That is tall, I think. She believes in God. God is good. She needs God I think. Life is hard.

That Mark Rypien, he was famous for sure. He must be a nice guy. Annette married him. They have good time and bad time. That is life. You have good days and bad days. Annette Rypien knows that for sure. She had a tough life. But she is strong. I think she is okay now. That is all that matters.