Notable death

@rookie54

One of the all-time greats.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/29/football/brazil-pele-soccer-died-intl-latam-spt/index.html

Looks like Benedict is not far behind him.

Vivienne Westwood - fashion designer

Ian Tyson
Four Strong Winds.

@rookie54 said
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, winner of record 3 World Cups and standard-bearer for ‘the beautiful game,’ has died at 82.

read this on twitter
i am unsure of the integrity of the content of what i freely post as unvarnished truth

Barbara Waters

The pioneering TV journalist whose interviewing skills made her one of the most prominent figures in broadcasting, has died, her spokesperson confirmed to CNN. She was 93. - CNN

@fmf said
Barbara Waters

The pioneering TV journalist whose interviewing skills made her one of the most prominent figures in broadcasting, has died, her spokesperson confirmed to CNN. She was 93. - CNN

Pope Benedict XVI

@ptobler said
OK, actually Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters, journalist and TV legend, dies at age 93
In a statement posted to social media, Robert Iger, the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, said Walters passed away at her home in…
Global News

About
Barbara Jill Walters was an American broadcast journalist and television personality. Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, Walters appeared as a host of numerous television programs, including Today, the ABC Evening News, 20/20, and The View. Wikipedia
Born: September 25, 1929, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 30, 2022, New York, New York, United States
Spouse: Merv Adelson (m. 1986–1992), MORE
Children: Jacqueline Dena Guber
Siblings: Jacqueline Walters, Walda Walters Anderson, Burton Walters
Education: Sarah Lawrence College (1951), MORE
Grandparent: Isaac Abrahams

-VR

@very-rusty said
Barbara Walters, journalist and TV legend, dies at age 93
In a statement posted to social media, Robert Iger, the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, said Walters passed away at her home in…
Global News

About
Barbara Jill Walters was an American broadcast journalist and television personality. Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, Walters appea ...[text shortened]... , Burton Walters
Education: Sarah Lawrence College (1951), MORE
Grandparent: Isaac Abrahams

-VR

@great-big-stees said
I thought she was from Wawa, Ontario.😲

@ptobler said
Pope Benedict XVI

RIP @fmf

Or so I heard.

I am behind as they say.