Losses of the past year

2022 - Some were personal.

 

Rebecca Wild Baxter (1946 - 2022)

Great friend, close comrade for nearly 40 years.

 

 

 

Knuckles (2009 - 2022)

Constant companion, a lover for 13 (years).

 

2002 Triumph Bonneville (2002 - 2022)?

My motor-bike kicked-out from underneath me two days ago, as we both slid on our sides across a slippery, busy intersection. Riding for over 50 years, now might be time to hang-up that jacket.

 

 

 

Edson Arantes do Nacimento (1940 - 2022)  "Pelé" of Brazilian Futebol.

In early 2021, the State of Rio de Janeiro voted to rename Maracanã Stadium after their Brazilian national soccer star, Pelé, 'O Rei' (the king).  For many years, being one of the largest stadiums in the world, and a star in it's own game, Maracanã Stadium would seat over 150,000 fans per match.  

In 1989, I covered the heated 'Copa Rio' at Maracanã, soon to be renamed after the ever great, Pelé.  For the Brazilian people, "To play like Pelé is to play like God."