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Show I! S. GARDNER ! GOES SUDDENLY . Overwork Brings on Collapse of Brilliant Young Civil Engineer TAUGHT 9 YEARS AT B. A. C. Many Irrigation and Other Projects Pro-jects Stand as Monuments to His Ability Robert Snow Gardner was born January 25, 1884 at Pincvalley, Washington County, the son of R. B. and Bcmella Gardner, who survive sur-vive their son and are living at present in Cedar City. At the age of 14 years he came to Cedar City and attended the then B. N. S., going go-ing to the University of Utah after completing the work here, and taking tak-ing out a bachelor's degree in electrical elec-trical and hydraulic engineering. From 1900 to 1909 he filled a mission in Germany, where he was very successful in his work. On his return from his mission mis-sion he taught one year at the B. N. S., then spent another year at school at the University of Utah. He next went into Provo Canyon and superintended the construction of a power plant for Uncle Jesse Knight. He was married December Decem-ber 21, 1910, to Ann Jones, daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lehi W. Jones, and moved to Cedar City and took a position as teacher in the B. A. C. his subjects being higher mathematics mathe-matics and mechanical arts. He taught-in the school, until thespring of 1919, but all the time was devoting de-voting part of his time to engineering engineer-ing projects outside of school, one of these ''being the surveying and mapping of the Coal Creek Irrigation Irriga-tion system, which he did for the Slate engineer. There arc many reservoirs and water projects throughout thr-oughout the county which were surveyed sur-veyed and figured by Mr. Gardner .during this period. One in the Parowan mountains, another at Paragonah, a big one at Enterprise, and others might he mentioned. The engineering work for the new water system in Cedar City was done by Mr. Gardner. November 15, 1918, while wiring wir-ing a transformer here in Cedar City, Mr. Gardner received the charge from a high tension line, which burned his hands severely and only by a miracle left him still alive. For five months his hands had to be bound up so he could not use them, and the shock of the current cur-rent left him in a bad condition. But he went right on teaching school, while having to be dressed and fed and otherwise waited on by his wife and relatives. And because be-cause he made no complaint, and kept at his work determinedly, few people realize the seriousness of the accident he had met. The press of engineering work forced him to give up his teaching and open up an office in the Sheep Store building, which he has oc cupied to the present time. May 14th, Mr. Gardner, who had been working too hard, was taken with what appeared to be a nervous collapse. He was taken to the best obtainable aid in the state, but on the 15th became seriously ill and died on the 16th at Salt Lake City. He leaves his wife and three small sons, J. Scott, aged 9, Sage aged 7 and Lehi Robert aged 3. A sister, Mrs. Jessie Whitehead, is living in Saint George. Four other sisters, unmarried ar; Beruiila, Mamie, Thelma and Luree. and two btothcrs, Arthur and Fcrnleigh. all live in Cedar City. His grandmoth-2r, grandmoth-2r, Mrs. Ann Snow of Pine, allcv survives him, and jus-t left vdar Lity a few weeks np) afior a visit here. |