Rosa Maria DiAngelo

Rosa Maria DiAngelo died in Fort Smith on September 2, 2026. She was 74. Born on June 14, 1952, with Italian-American roots that shaped the table more than the flag. She learned early that a day is something you finish, not something you wait for. She fielded parents, principals, and lost lunch money with the same calm. A drawer of hall passes held kindness; children learned her desk was safe. Colleagues still mention a drawer of hall passes and kindness. She married Anthony in 1977. They kept a house that stayed modest when the neighborhood did not. They raised two daughters through public schools and ordinary weather. After Anthony died in 2019, she kept the routines that still made sense: the walk, the garden, the Sunday call. Neighbors remember a rake leaned against a shared fence after a storm. She liked early mornings before the heat or the noise. She died in Fort Smith, among streets she never needed to explain. The key is still under the same brick.