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Wife of Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson passes away following courageous fight with cancer

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Wendy Anderson, the wife of Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson, has died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Blake tweeted out a message early Tuesday morning.

Her death comes less than a day after Blake decided to take a leave of absence from Arkansas State to support his wife. Wendy was 49 at the time of her death.

“My beautiful girl has gone home to be with Jesus,” Anderson wrote. “No more pain, no more suffering and praise Him no more cancer. She passed as peacefully & gracefully as you could ever hope. … I have been so blessed to have her by my side each day for the past 27 years.”

Blake and Wendy Anderson were married 27 years and had three children. She was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer in 2017.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB