- Ann Turner Cook, who became the original Gerber baby nearly a century ago, has passed at 95.
- Cook was only 5 months old in 1928 when her mother's neighbor drew a charcoal sketch and submitted it to Gerber's baby food marketing contest.
- Gerber said "judges fell in love" with Cook's angelic face, which, looking at a recent picture of her, kept right until her passing.
- The baby food maker paid tribute to Cook on social media, writing "Many years before becoming an extraordinary mother, teacher and writer, her smile and expressive curiosity captured hearts everywhere and will continue to live on as a symbol for all babies."
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