|spouse=Marie Tyler Gardner<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
James Cuthrell Gardner (1908-1992) and<br< >Sue Girardeau Trenholm <br> Gardner (1909-1967)
|alma_mater=[[North Carolina State University]]
|branch=[[United States Army]]
<ref>Rob Christensen, "Gardner backs Gurley for lt. gov.," ''Charlotte News and Observer,'' September 26, 2011.</ref> In January 2013, Gardner was the master of ceremonies at the inauguration of newly elected Republican Governor [[Pat McCrory|Patrick Lloyd "Pat" McCrory]] and Lieutenant Governor [[Dan Forest]].<ref>"Jim Gardner gets another day in the sun," ''Charlotte News and Observer,'' January 6, 2013.</ref> The ceremony celebrated the return of Republicans to the governor's office for the first time since Gardner's defeat in 1992. Forest, the son of former [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] [[Mayor]] Sue Wilkins Myrick, also became the first Republican lieutenant governor since Gardner.
After taking office, Governor McCrory appointed the Gardner, then 79-yearseventy-nine years old Gardner , as the chairman of the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission.<ref>"McCrory appointed ex-Lt. Gov. Gardner to ABC chair," wral.com, February 2, 2013.</ref>
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