'Heart' of Hinckley Institute remembered
By: Ana Breton
Issue date: 2/25/08 Section: News
Gardner encouraged dialogue on campus about politics e and helped bridge connections between national politics and students, he said.
"If (former institute director) J.D. Williams was the father of the institute, then Bae was the mother of the institute," Hansen said. "She was the constant that made this institute magic."
Gardner also authored the biography of Robert Hinckley, the founder of the institute. During the service, Gardner's family talked about her love of reading and writing. Orion Bishop, Gardner's little brother, said his sister was a serious reader who, at most times, was seen holding one child in one hand and a book in the other.
Gardner, is survived by her husband, Kelly Gardner, children-Alan, Dawn and Anne-seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
"She was not capable of hate. She loved everyone, and everyone loved her. What's not to love?" Bishop said. "She had practically no mischievousness in her."
Bishop said his sister played the flute, piano and served as the organist in her church ward for more than 25 years. Her daughter, Dawn Gardner Curtis, said her mother's music was what kept comfort in her home and has kept the mood that way even after her passing. Bae Gardner was also known to love beauty in nature, especially in birds and sunsets.
The family would go to the beach every summer, and Bae Gardner would sit with her husband and watch the birds and the sunset for hours, said her son, Alan Gardner.
"It was like a whole different world to her. She loved that," Alan Gardner said. "She could see the beauty in everything."
In lieu of flowers, the Gardner family encouraged the public to donate to the Bae B. Gardner Internship in Public Policy scholarship fund administered by the institute. Donations can be made at the U Development Office by calling 801-581-6825. Donations can also be mailed to the institute at 260 S. Central Campus Dr., Room 253., Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
"She was a great woman, a mother, grandmother and wife," Alan Gardner said. "We will miss her until we see her again. We won't forget who loves us."
a.breton@chronicle.utah.edu
"If (former institute director) J.D. Williams was the father of the institute, then Bae was the mother of the institute," Hansen said. "She was the constant that made this institute magic."
Gardner also authored the biography of Robert Hinckley, the founder of the institute. During the service, Gardner's family talked about her love of reading and writing. Orion Bishop, Gardner's little brother, said his sister was a serious reader who, at most times, was seen holding one child in one hand and a book in the other.
Gardner, is survived by her husband, Kelly Gardner, children-Alan, Dawn and Anne-seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
"She was not capable of hate. She loved everyone, and everyone loved her. What's not to love?" Bishop said. "She had practically no mischievousness in her."
Bishop said his sister played the flute, piano and served as the organist in her church ward for more than 25 years. Her daughter, Dawn Gardner Curtis, said her mother's music was what kept comfort in her home and has kept the mood that way even after her passing. Bae Gardner was also known to love beauty in nature, especially in birds and sunsets.
The family would go to the beach every summer, and Bae Gardner would sit with her husband and watch the birds and the sunset for hours, said her son, Alan Gardner.
"It was like a whole different world to her. She loved that," Alan Gardner said. "She could see the beauty in everything."
In lieu of flowers, the Gardner family encouraged the public to donate to the Bae B. Gardner Internship in Public Policy scholarship fund administered by the institute. Donations can be made at the U Development Office by calling 801-581-6825. Donations can also be mailed to the institute at 260 S. Central Campus Dr., Room 253., Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
"She was a great woman, a mother, grandmother and wife," Alan Gardner said. "We will miss her until we see her again. We won't forget who loves us."
a.breton@chronicle.utah.edu
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