SANDY KOZEL
Roger Eugene Maris
(September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985)
Maris was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1983.
In response, Maris organized the annual Roger Maris
Celebrity Golf Tournament to raise money for cancer
research and treatment.
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.
Paul Theron Silas (July 12, 1943 – December 11, 2022)
(UPI) – Paul Silas was a College Basketball Hall of Famer
and three-time NBA champion.
Immediately upon retirement in 1980, Silas began a coaching
career with the San Diego Clippers.
Rare and Incredible Color Photograph of the Attack on Pearl
Harbor.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is pictured during the
dramatic moments before the joint session of Congress
on December 8th, 1941, as he asked Congress to declare
a state of war against Japan for its "unprovoked and
dastardly attack."
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.
CARLATA BRADLEY
