Judith Lynn Gardner

Memorial Service/ Date: Monday, December 4, 2017/ Place: Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church/ Time: 11:00 am/

Judith Lynn Gardner, 69

Resident of Maumelle, AR, Former resident of San Jose and Sonoma, CA

Died in Little Rock, AR on Mon, Nov. 27, 2017

Judith was born on December 27, 1947 in San Jose, CA. A fifth generation San Josean to one of Santa Clara Valleys pioneering families, the Gardners, she is a graduate of Del Mar High School Class of 66 and holds a degree in English from San Jose State University. She spent a large part of her career working in social service for the County of Santa Clara, CA and then worked in marketing and public relations in Silicon Valley for Measurex Corp, TheatreWorks and San Jose Civic Light Opera. Judith relocated to Sonoma, CA in 1999 where she volunteered with Canine Companions for Independence and with other philanthropic causes. She moved to the Little Rock, AR area in 2005 where she fell in love with Arkansas and quickly became involved in the community to give her time to causes near and dear to her heart. She served on the board of the Maumelle Arts Council from 2006-2007 and was a board member for the Little Rock Weekend Theater. She taught English and creative writing at Our House where she also served on the committee for Dinner on the Grounds. She sat on the Advisory Board for Ozark Mission Project, served as a transport volunteer for Paws in Prison and volunteered on Paws on the Runway for CARE for Animals. She was a member of the Maumelle Newcomers Club and Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church. A writer and storyteller at heart, she wrote three stories which she told on NPRs Tales of the South. She was a swimmer, gardener, artist, writer, friend and committee volunteer. She gave her time to her friends, family and the causes she cared about. She said to "pay attention and to listen." She also believed and said, "Be kind, all that matters in this world is how we treat other people."

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Eyren and Robert Basha of Charleston, SC; and her sister and brother-in-law Barbara and Tim Oertli of Oroville, CA. She is preceded in death by her mother Vivian Guilbeau Cilley, her father Arthur Sainsbury Gardner and her brother Arthur Dudley Gardner.

Memorial service will be held at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR on Mon, Dec. 4, 2017 at 11:00 am.

Memorials may be made to CARE for Animals P.O. Box 7604, Little Rock, AR 72112 or Ozark Mission Project P.O. Box 26525 Little Rock, AR 72221

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