FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Rosario "Rose" Richardson, the wife of former Arkansas Razorback head basketball coach Nolan Richardson, died on Sunday, Oct. 13.
The University of Arkansas Athletics Department said Rosario passed away at her home in Fayetteville. She was 84.
Nolan released the following statement about the loss of his wife:
"Our family has lost our beloved Rosario. She was always by my side and was the greatest coach’s wife I could have ever been blessed with. She was always loving, supportive and loyal. She was wholly dedicated to every job we held. Without her nothing that I accomplished would have been possible. I could confide in her about everything. She truly will be missed by me, but also millions of people, simply because she was a giver. Anytime you are a giver, it comes back to you and makes you stronger. That is what Rosario did for me. I have lost my best friend. I will miss her greatly."
Nolan coached at Arkansas from 1985 to 2002. He led Arkansas basketball's only national championship win in 1994.
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