Robert D. Gardner

Birth date: Jul 29, 1939 Death date: May 6, 2018

Born on July 29, 1939, Bob Gardner attended Grossmont College starting as a Physics Major/saxophone player and eventually graduating from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in television producing and dir Read Obituary

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Jim Richards

30w ago

I was about 8 years old in 1967ish when Bob Gardner and my dad Jim Richards work together and enjoyed autocross as a common hobby. My dad drove Fiat 124 spider and Bob drove the bug-eyed Sprite with damn near no suspension. I got to ride home with Bob from a local autocross event one night. I jumped at the chance to ride home in that car.

I shared the backseat of that Fiat 124 with a brother 6 years younger and a roll bar. Normally a blast. One rainy night coming home from a Desert race in a storm, I remember we tried driving with top up! I am sure I ruined the frame on that top. It was an Italian Clown car!

Bob was my inspiration for what turned out to be lifetime of joy and prosperity. His shots of my Mom and Dad at a racetrack stayed with me for years as did some fisheye shots of Dads Fiat. I have spent my life chasing great shots. I hope he knows what a great influence he was to others.

My memory of Bob Garner
I wish I could have saved those photos!

Jim Richards jr

Mick And Janice Tartaglia

384w ago

Bob, We’ll never forget the good times on the Colorado river, our wedding in Aspen, your burned turkey at the river when you almost burned the cabin down, tequila sunrises in San Filipe, and fishing and in Loreto. You taught us so much about living in the moment with no regrets. We love and miss you. Mick and Jan

Joe L Moya

384w ago

I first met Bob at summer band when he was 12 and I was 14. Once he got to high school we walked together to Oxnard High. My first car, a 41 Chevy, was also Bob’s car…he loved to tinker around with it, so did his dad, Charles. In 1955, as I was graduating, Bob moved with his family to Spring Valley. Fred and I would often travel to Spring Valley to see him. Bob, Fred, Ted, and I were close friends throughout high school and into college. In college, I met Sally. In 1961 Bob was my Best Man when we married. I was Best Man for Bob when he first married. His parents were like second parents to us. We have been in touch ever since, helped by his Monday Morning Groaners…I will truly miss Bob, my brother. We are there in spirit but asthma keeps me from being there in person. We send our thoughts and prayers to David and Shawn.

Jim Newhall

384w ago

Bob, you were a treasured friend for 50+ years, and though we mostly traveled in different circles, your presence was always close by. Your smiling face and kind spirit will be fondly remembered.

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