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“Ode to Joy” and “Joy to the World” were some of Jim Gardner’s favorite songs and it was what he brought to the world, joy and fun, stories and art. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on Dec. 21, 1946 to Frank and Dorothy Gardner.
He attended Northeast High School, class of 1964, and also Penn Valley Community College. He served in the United States Air Force for four years attaining the rank of sergeant. He was an avid football fan of the Patriots, K.C. Chiefs and recently the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Jim moved to Maine in 1984 and worked for Shaw’s grocery store until he retired. He won a Shaw’s company art contest, winning a $25 gift certificate for each and all the employees in his store. He also won second prize in the state of Maine for political cartoons when he was an artist for the