Betty L. Richardson
October 2, 1927 - July 8, 2016
Betty L. Richardson, of Santa Barbara, California, passed away Friday July 8, 2016 peacefully in her sleep. She was preceded in death by her husband and partner Dr. Donald Richardson. Betty was born in 1927; she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eckert of Anderson Indiana. Betty received her B.A. at UCLA and then went on to earn her master’s degree from Occidental College. Betty and her husband Don were avid music and arts lovers spending their entire careers supporting and working in the music and arts field. Prior to her move to Santa Barbara, Betty worked as an executive with the Los Angeles Music Center, she also co-taught with her husband at the Los Angeles Music Center. Betty was also an executive at KCRW Radio in Los Angeles where she arranged over 500 interviews with performing artists, composers, conductors, authors, actors, directors and singers alongside her husband Donald. After moving to Santa Barbara in 1995, Betty & Don were supporters of the arts including the Lobero Theater, The Music Academy of the West, Quire of Voices and the Santa Barbara Symphony.
Betty L. Richardson, of Santa Barbara, California, passed away Friday July 8, 2016 peacefully in her sleep. She was preceded in death by her husband and partner Dr. Donald Richardson. Betty was born in 1927; she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.... View Obituary & Service Information