Recent necrology, December 2022

Some well-known people who have died recently:

• Kirstie Alley, 1951-2022
  American actress best known for her role in the sitcom Cheers

• Angelo Badalamenti, 1937-2022
  American composer and arranger best known for composing for films

• Pope Benedict, 1927-2022
  Head of the Catholic Church 2005-2013

• Wolf Erlbruch, 1948-2022
  German illustrator and writer of children's books

• Colin Gibson, 1933-2022
  New Zealand hymnodist and former Professor of English at Otago University
  Read more about Colin on SOUNZ

• Terry Hall, 1959-2022
  English musician and the lead singer of The Specials 

• Hamish Kilgour, 1957-2022
  New Zealand musician, notable for founding The Clean along with his brother David

• Michael Lee-Richards, 1956-2022
  Christchurch chef, restaurateur and author

• Pelé, 1940-2022
  Brazilian professional footballer

• Anita Pointer, 1948-2022
  American singer-songwriter, founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters

• Vivienne Westwood, 1941-2022
  British fashion designer