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Richards

HOUSTON—Milko Richards Sr., 61, of Houston, formerly of Rockdale, died Monday, May 25, 2020.

Graveside services were held Saturday, June 6, at Houston Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Richards was born April 15, 1959, to Oscar and Rosena Richards.

The oldest of two children, Mr. Richards received Christ and was baptized at an early age.

He attended grade school in Rockdale. He was an avid and well-accomplished athlete throughout his high school years, developing a love for track and field. He graduated from Rockdale High School in 1978.

He returned to Houston in 1979, making a career at the Port of Houston up until his death.

Mr. Richards was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Minnie Ole McDaniel; his mother, Rosena Richards (Oscar); and his brother, Darrell K. Richards Sr. (Carol).

Honorable mention of Mr. Richards’ maternal grandmother whom he loved and adored, Maxine Williams (affectionately known as “Madea”), who passed away three days shy of his death on May 28,

Survivors are his father, Oscar Richards; his wife, Rainette Jackson-Richards; four children, Cassidy Cochran (Ali Cochran), Tarkeisha Richards, Milko Richards Jr., Florence Jackson-Richards; five grandchildren, Zoe, Rodney Jr., Jamel, Brooklyn and Bailey; and a nephew, Darrell “DK” Richards Jr.; also, a host of loving family and friends.

Rockdale Reporter

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