Connie Francis was a "fighter" in the days leading up to her death at age 87 on Wednesday, July 16, her close friend, Ron Roberts, tells PEOPLE "We were expecting it, unfortunately ... she slipped ...
"She slipped away peacefully," Francis' close friend, Ron Roberts, tells PEOPLE following the singer's death at age 87 Paul Redmond/WireImage Connie Francis was a "fighter" in the days leading up to ...