Kathryn (Gardner) Sandlin

Kathryn “Kathy” Melissa Gardner Sandlin passed away peacefully on January 30, 2024.

Kathy was born in Garland, Texas, on April 27, 1976, to Robert J. Gardner and Brenda J. Finigan Gardner. She grew up in Rockwall, graduating from Rockwall High School in 1994. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts from Texas A&M University-Commerce in 2013. She was a talented photographer and enjoyed using her family members and local landscapes as subjects.

Kathy is survived by her mother, Brenda “Nannu” Gardner; brother, Tim Gardner; sister, Jill Cramer; sons, Jared Sandlin (Destiny), Brandon Sandlin (Gabrielle), Jeffrey Gardner, Robert Gardner (fiancé, Ashten), Alexander Sandlin; and daughter, Allana Lee; 13 grandchildren and a multitude of cousins, uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and loving friends.

She is preceded in death by her father, Robert J. Gardner, brothers, Kenneth Gardner and David Cramer, and her husband, Chris Sandlin.