Tom Leach whispers to Sheriff Rocky Watson, right, as outgoing Undersheriff Tad Leach enjoys Rocky’s reaction to his 2011 prank.
April 19, 2026
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‘Anna liked to laugh’
Patty Duke, Aunt Anna, ‘Uncle Annie’ — Anna Marie Pearce, a centered person who led a big, loud, crazy, famous life
The world knew her as Patty Duke. Nephew Mike Kennedy knew her as Aunt Anna. Mike’s seven children knew her as “Uncle Annie.” And the first time the actress heard the former city councilman’s son, Will, call her “Uncle Annie,” she immediately demanded: “Never correct him.”