Cheryl Dianne Gardner was born October 6, 1957 in Birmingham, AL to the late Paul Gardner Jr. and Annette Doris Gardner. She was the first of three children who were all raised in a Christ centered home. At the age of 17 she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and savior and grew into a beautiful woman with many talents and accomplishments.
Cheryl’s father Paul Gardner Jr. served in the US Air Force for over 20 years and that gave her the opportunity to experience other cultures which shaped and molded her into a woman of adventure. In 1975 she graduated from Sahuaro High School in Tucson, AZ. She received a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Hook ‘em Horns! Her life was filled with many opportunities after college and she excelled as a cake artist and baker. From 1988 to 1992 she owned and operated AnCher’s Baking and Catering. It was an immediate success as she worked hard to build a very reputable business that produced the most amazing and beautiful wedding and special occasion cakes and pastries. After owning her own business Cheryl began a career in childhood education with Children’s World Learning Centers and worked her way up to a corporate level position as a Knowledge Universe Manager from 1998 to 2006. Her corporate career involved travelling and relocation to several states and in 2006 she was promoted to a Senior Regional Manager and held that position until 2010. Soon after she took a job with Redbox as a Regional Manager for the Midwest and later was hired by NCR Corporation as a Director of Field Operations from 2011 to 2013.
Much of her life always revolved around making sure her loved ones had the best birthday parties and the most sought-after Christmas presents. She loved a good movie and enjoyed a broad range of live performances from Earth Wind and Fire to the Radio City Rockettes. She enjoyed sharing her prosperity with others and knew how to impress her family with her knowledge of fine dining and VIP accommodations for every vacation. Some of her favorite vacations were to Hawaii, New Orleans, Disney World, New York and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Although her adventures were a great source of happiness her best times and most lasting memories were with her two nieces, Alexis and Tatum Gardner. She showered them with love, gifts and vacations but she also taught them to challenge themselves and to be as adventurous as she was. She encouraged them to work hard and achieve their goals.
In 2013 she took on her most important career as a caregiver for her mother and father and moved back to Austin, TX. Her dedication to her family was evident and was an extension of the family values taught to her by her parents. It was during her time with them that she was diagnosed with a Stage 4 cancer in April 2016. Like all adversity she took it in stride and immediately made the decision to fight. After chemotherapy and radiation treatments she had no evidence of disease for 18 months until they discovered it had returned. Cheryl kept moving forward and continued to live life to the fullest and worked a part-time job at Lifeway. She often kept her cancer fight between herself and God but as time went on her vulnerability began to take a toll and after a recent hospitalization, she made her final accent to eternity. Cheryl gave so much to us all and her memory will never be erased from our hearts.
Cheryl leaves behind her younger brother Paul K. Gardner and younger sister Elizabeth Gardner, nieces Alexis Gardner and Tatum Gardner, and grand-nephew Abraham Gardner of Texas; Uncle Daniel Gardner and his wife Jeannette of Florida; Cousin Tracey Jackson and her daughter Christina Jackson of Alabama, and friends in Texas, Kansas, Illinois, and Georgia.
Special thanks to:
Dr. Paul Loar, nurses and staff at Texas Oncology; Home Health nurses, Barbara and Tonieh; The Center at Parmer; Encompass Health; and family and friends who encouraged Cheryl throughout the last four years.
A memorial service will be held 10am Friday, October 30, 2020 at Cook Walden Capital Parks Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity in memory of Cheryl Gardner.
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