Arinda Ann-Leslie Gardner's Obituary
Arinda Ann-Leslie Gardner was born on November 26, 1969 in Louisville, Kentucky to Edmond and Josephine Gardner. On Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Olympia, Washington, Arinda was called home to be with the Lord. Arinda came to Washington as a teenager and spent a majority of her life in Tacoma, Washington with her best friend, partner in crime and sister Jeanine Gardner. She attended Mount Tahoma High School and Clover Park Technical College. As she made a life for herself here in Washington, Arinda also made a countless number of friends and family and enjoyed having everyone together. She was known for her kind and loving nature as well as her love for the color red.
Arinda is survived by siblings Stephan Walker, Ricky Simon, Edmond Gardner Jr., Eric Gardner, Michelle Gardner, Kimberly Gardner and Jeanine Gardner. She is also survived by her spouse John Brand, a loving feline by the name of Missy and a host of nieces, nephews, god children and close family friends that will all miss her dearly. She is preceded in death by her mother and father Edmond and Josephine Gardner and brother and sister John and Carrie Gardner.
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