Gary Lynn Gardner, 77, of Lafayette passed away unexpectedly at 10:00 am on Monday, December 4, 2017 at Franciscan Health of Lafayette.
He was born August 21, 1940 in Lafayette to the late George E. and Mary A. (Kennedy) Gardner.
Gary graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School in 1958 and went on to attended Purdue University and Lincoln Technical Institute.
He retired from Eli Lilly and Company working in manufacturing and on the Eli Lilly Farm and then served as a Lab Technician for Bioanalytical Systems Incorporated.
Gary was a life member of the NRA and enjoyed fishing and hunting and was an avid reader.
He married Chong (Min) Shoaf in 1976 in Lafayette.
Surviving are his wife, two sons, Tim Shoaf of Greenhill and Rob Shoaf of Lafayette; a sister, Mary Gardner and a brother Fred A. Gardner.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.