Patricia Eva "Bonnie" Pointer  (July 11, 1950-June 8, 2020) was an American singer, most notable for being a member of the  Grammy Award –winning vocal group,  The Pointer Sisters . Pointer scored several moderate  solo hits  after leaving the Pointers in 1977, including a disco cover of  The Elgins ' " Heaven Must Have Sent You " which became a U.S. top 20 pop hit on September 1, 1979.