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Gardner was married to the former Deborah Ann "Debbie" Walker (born May 19, 1957).<ref name=tgg>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/gardner-announces-minden-mayoral-bid/|title=Gardner announces Minden mayoral bid|publisher=''The Minden Press-Herald''|date=July 16, 2018|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}</ref> He was predeceased by a son, Harold Gardner.
Gardner was married to the former Deborah Ann "Debbie" Walker (born May 19, 1957).<ref name=tgg>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/gardner-announces-minden-mayoral-bid/|title=Gardner announces Minden mayoral bid|publisher=''The Minden Press-Herald''|date=July 16, 2018|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}</ref> He was predeceased by a son, Harold Gardner.
Gardner had been seeking a second term as mayor in the November 8 primary election. The city council will fill the position with an interim mayor through the end of Gardner's term on December 31, 2022. Gardner died suddenly of pancreatic [[cancer]] in Minden at the age of sixty-eight. The illness had been diagnosed on May 23, 2022. Previous Mayor [[Bill Robertson]] died in office on June 27, 2013. Robertson was the Minden mayor who served for 22.5 years, longer than all others.
Gardner had been seeking a second term as mayor in the November 8 primary election. Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] appointed former Mayor Tommy Davis as the interim mayor through the end of Gardner's term on December 31, 2022. Gardner died suddenly of pancreatic [[cancer]] in Minden at the age of sixty-eight. The illness had been diagnosed on May 23, 2022. Previous Mayor [[Bill Robertson]] died in office on June 27, 2013. Robertson was the Minden mayor who served for 22.5 years, longer than all others.
Gardner's services were held at the First Baptist Church, of which he as an active member. He is interred at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref name=ktal>{{cite web|url=https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/state-news/louisiana/wake-planned-for-minden-mayor-terry-gardner/|title=Wake planned for Minden Mayor Terry Gardner|publisher=KTAL-TV in Shreveport|date=June 29, 2022|accessdate=June 30, 2022}}</ref>
Gardner's services were held at the First Baptist Church, of which he as an active member. He is interred at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref name=ktal>{{cite web|url=https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/state-news/louisiana/wake-planned-for-minden-mayor-terry-gardner/|title=Wake planned for Minden Mayor Terry Gardner|publisher=KTAL-TV in Shreveport|date=June 29, 2022|accessdate=June 30, 2022}}</ref>