John Hale Gardner

We'll miss you Grandpa!!

Uncle Hale's interests extended far beyond physics, and he used his
physicist's perspective to enhance our appreciation for fields as diverse as
literature, history, and religion.

Always intrigued by symmetry wherever it occurred, he taught students how to
appreciate literature of authors from Plato to Annie Dillard by looking for
symmetry within and between their works.

When he taught about history, he emphasized the role of numbers and
mathematics in shaping...

In lieu of flowers you may donate to John Hale Gardner's Endowment Fund for a physics scholarship at BYU. Thank you kindly. Contact [email protected]

I will always remember Uncle Hale as a man with integrity and a great sense of humor! Our sympathy to our Aunt Olga and our cousins and their families.

John Hale Gardner was also survived by his older brother Walter Hale Gardner, living in Provo (this was inadvertently left out of the obituary). Also, the date of death was September 26, 2008 and the date of birth was August 24, 1922.