I worked with Rita in 1950s. I was a young 16 year old and fell in love with this very Miss Vogue- like older woman (I was 3 years younger). I doted on her and somehow we became very good friends. Rita would chuckle at my teenage crush telling me I would soon grow up and forget her. I am now 82 and have never forgotten her. So glad to see she had such a full life.Sorry for your loss.