Rex Cooper

Reginald Cooper ("also known as Rex") was the first wife of Richie Cooper. She has made no real appearance on the show but many of the characters have mentioned her several times, mostly through Grandpa Richie, Bobcat, and Boris. She's given a sort of speaking role in the episode "A Cooper In Time", when Richie reminisces on how he was left to take care of their toddler sons, Bobcat and Boris. She's heard in the flashback, briefly talking to Richie while he's trying to fix a toaster. However, her voice is muffled by the phone. In Be My Valentine, she's given her first real appearance in a photo with her and Richie on a cruise ship. In that episode, Richie explains to his granddaughter, Caillou (who was dressed as Cupid), that he "got hit with Cupid's arrow" the day he met Rex. Richie explains to his grandkids (and Donnie and the Seville twins) that he and Rex met on a cruise ship, and while he was immediately in love with Rex when they first met, Rex wasn't in love with Richie at first. Richie was relentless in courting Rex, he charmed her by taking her out to dinner, dancing, and enjoying the cruise night rides.