Anita Marie Pointer (January 23, 1948 – December 31, 2022)

Anita was a founding member of the vocal group the
Pointer Sisters. She died from cancer at her home in
Los Angeles.

Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) (Brazilian/Portuguese)
(23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022)

He was a Brazilian professional footballer (soccer) who played
as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time
and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, he was among the most
successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century.

In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100
most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was
voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation
of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the two
joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century. His 1,279 goals in
1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is recognized as a
Guinness World Record. He died in a Brazilian hospital from
multiple organ failure, a complication of colon cancer.
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Roger Eugene Maris
(September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985)

Maris was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1983.

Maris died of the disease at age 51 at M.D. Anderson Hospital
in Houston, Texas. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery
in Fargo, North Dakota.

Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022)

Kristie Alley died today following a short battle with cancer
that  had only been recently discovered.            
 

Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom
Cheers (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award
and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, she starred
in the sitcom Veronica’s Closet, earning additional Emmy a
nd Golden Globe nominations.

On November 29, 2001, English musician and songwriter George Harrison died at the age of 58. Harrison achieved global fame as
a member of the Beatles and went on to a successful solo career
that included frequent collaborations with many of the foremost musicians of his generation.

Harrison was born in Liverpool in 1943 and joined the group, then
known as the Quarrymen, when he was barely 15. Harrison became
the group’s lead guitarist and frequently sang, but he developed a reputation as the “quiet Beatle” and was oftentimes overshadowed
by the duo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Nonetheless, his influence on the group, and rock music in general, was profound.