“All that we are is because of you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace.” Fifteen words were enough for Kely Nascimento to greet his father, Pelethe king of football, who died this Thursday at the age of 82 after a long agony.
He did it with a photo where you can see the hands of his children and grandchildren who accompanied him in his last moments.
The family of oh king He had finished coming together this Thursday. Octavio and Gabriel, the grandchildren of their daughter Sandra, were the last to arrive at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, where the former Brazilian star has been hospitalized since November 29 to treat a tumor.
Sandra, who died in 2006 at the age of 42 from an incurable disease, was only recognized by Pelé in the 1990s after a long legal dispute.
“Some moments are difficult to explain. Sometimes there is a lot of sadness and despair, other times we laugh and talk about funny episodes from the past. And what we have learned from these moments is that we must seek each other out and be close. Only in this way is it worth penalty: all together,” wrote Kely Nascimento with the image of Octavio and Gabriel.
On Monday 26, Kely Nascimento herself published another photo in which she appears with Flavia Nascimento, her brother Edinho, coach of Londrina, a local second division club, Pelé’s wife, Marcia Aoki, and the other grandchildren of “O Rei” .
Then the twins Celeste and Joshua Arantes do Nascimento joined, the other son of Pelé, 26 years old and who lives in the United States, where he studied at the University of Tampa Bay after having played in the Santos youth team.
Source: Clarin
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