H. Evan Gardiner
(October 20, 1968 – January 16, 2010)
(October 20, 1968 – January 16, 2010)
H. Evan Gardiner, age 41, passed away peacefully at home on January 16, 2010 after a courageous two and a half year battle with brain cancer.
Born October 20, 1968 to Harold and Janet Gardiner, Evan was raised in Massachusetts and graduated from Billerica Memorial High School in 1986.
He served a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints in Zurich, Switzerland from 1987 to 1989.
Evan attended Brigham Young University where he met his wife, Margot Caroline Madsen. They were sealed in the Oakland, California Temple on August 24, 1991, and recently celebrated their 18th anniversary. He was a loving husband and a devoted father to their two children, Ryan (14) and Lindsay (7).
He graduated from BYU in 1995 with a Master’s Degree in Accounting and began his career working for Deloitte & Touche, in Portland, Oregon. He later returned to Utah to work for Novell in Provo. In 2002 he landed his dream job as a Tax Specialist in the Financial Services Department at BYU. He loved his work and always enjoyed his association with colleagues and co-workers.
Evan will be remembered especially for his quick wit and dry sense of humor. He could always make us laugh, even at the end! In his spare time, Evan loved hiking, working in the yard, playing games, attending sporting events, and above all spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife and children, his mother Janet, his siblings Jan (James) Jordan, Joy (Tim) Germann, Alan (Marci) Gardiner, and Monte (Diane) Gardiner, his parents-in-law Kent & Ella Madsen, his sister-in-law Anne Madsen, and his brothers-in-law Paul (Danielle) Madsen, and David Madsen. He will also be deeply missed by his aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Evan was preceded in death by his father, and both sets of grandparents.
The family wishes to thank all the friends and relatives who provided unwavering love and support during the last several years, and express their sincere appreciation to the doctors, nurses, medical staff, and hospice aides who assisted in Evan’s care and treatment.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 11:00 am, at the LDS Hillcrest 4th Ward Chapel, at 700 North and 350 West in American Fork, Utah. A viewing will be held at the same location on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, and from 10:00 to 10:45 am prior to services on Thursday.
Interment will be at the American Fork City Cemetery. Funeral services are being provided by Anderson & Sons Mortuary in American Fork.
