The Villages mourned in 2024 the sudden loss of the longtime leader of the Rainbow Family and Friends group. Peggy Garvin died in September after returning home from a trip to Virginia Beach, Va. where she had planned to attend her 60th high school class reunion. She skipped the reunion when she learned she had COVID-19. The 78-year-old was recovering, had tested negative and had returned to The Villages when she died in her sleep. She was found by her longtime wife, Wendy O’Donnell.