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Rich Pokorski

Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Rich PokorskiRich Pokorski, 72, passed away on November 12, 2025. He was born on May 20, 1953, in Huntington Park, California.Rich attended the University of New Mexico from 1971-1975, where he was a proud member of the Lobos men's basketball team. Following graduation, he dedicated 29 years to...

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I remember Rich (did not know him personally) and the Lobos from being at UNM and following them. Awesome group, awesome times, some awesome games. What a wonderful guy to carry that over and impact so many lives so positively. Condolences to family, friends, and our community on his loss. God Bless.

As i was looking through the obits i came across this one. I dont know Rich personally but when i was just a kid growing up i knew my dad and my uncle Jimmy and their friend Roy had season tickets to the Lobos games. And you could always tell when the lobos were playing because the house got really loud and if my memory serves me right i think Rich had a team mate Gabe Nava. My uncles would be yelling for Rich and Gabe and when they would score oh my gosh they would go crazy hootin and...