Gard died Oct. 11, 2014, in Charlotte, N.C., of complications arising from Parkinson’s disease.
Born in Kansas City, Mo., he prepared for Princeton at Hinsdale Township High School. At Princeton, he was an economics major and was active in IAA sports. Gard was a member of Orange Key and was on the Campus Fund Drive. He took his meals at Elm, where he served as bicker chairman. His senior-year roommates were Vern Close and Bob Fuller.
After earning an MBA at the University of Chicago, Gard was a stock analyst in New York for several years, followed by mergers and acquisitions work in Minneapolis, and work in real estate, oil, and gas in Houston. Then he went back to Chicago and founded Deliverex, which managed medical records for hospitals. After retirement and as his health was failing, he and his wife, Joan, moved to Charlotte.
He is survived by Joan; sons Gardner III and Joseph; daughter Julie; and five grandchildren.