Camille A. Gardner

Lewiston passed away peacefully Thursday morning, May 8th, at the Hospice

House following a brief illness.

Camille was predeceased by his wife, Pauline "Polly" Harriman. Camille

and Polly married in 1948 and together they raised four children: Ann

Gardner Brushwein, Nancy Gardner Smith, Carlton Gardner, and Patricia

Gardner Morgan. He was also blessed with five grandchildren: Sarah

Gardner, Daniel Morgan, Laura Gardner, and Caitlin and Shannon Morgan; as

well as sons-in-law, Kevin Morgan and Joe Smith, and daughter-in-law, Kim

Gardner.

Camille was born in East Angus, Quebec on March 5, 1922, the son of

Adelard and Anna (Theriault) Gardner. Camille had ten siblings. He is

predeceased by Martha, Laurent, Arsene, Laurette, Madeline, George, John,

and Reginald. He is survived by his two sisters Corrine and Alice. He

moved to Auburn at a young age where he attended school and was a 1940

graduate of Edward Little High School. While at Edward Little, Camille

was the recipient of the first Edward Little Alumni Scholarship and the

Westinghouse Scholarship at the National 4-H Congress in Chicago in 1941.

He was prominent in 4-H Club Activities at local and state levels.

Camille attended two years at the University of Maine, before receiving

his commissioned a Second Lt. at Yale University in 1944. Camille served

in the Army Air Corp in the China, Burma, India Campaign as a

communication and radar officer. He separated from active duty in 1946.

He then served ten years with the United States Air Force Reserve,

advancing to the rank of Major. Following the war, Camille continued his education and graduated from the

University of Pennsylvania in 1951 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine.

He practiced in Sanford for nine months and then purchased the veterinary

practice of Dr. Ed Moore in Lewiston in 1952. Camille owned the practice

until 1984 and continued semi-retirement until 1988. He was a member of

the American Veterinary Association, past president of the Maine

Veterinary Association, past president and long time member of the YMCA

Board of Directors, and past president and 36 year member of the Auburn

Lewiston Kiwanis Club.

In his free time, Camille was also an avid fisherman and hunter (although

he professed to not be very good at it), and an alpine skier. He and Otto

Wallingford were co-founders of the Lost Valley Ski Area. He was active

at Lost Valley until they sold the resort in 1988. As an active member of the Lewiston Community and beloved father and

grandfather, Camille will be greatly missed by all. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com GARDNER died in Auburn, May 8, 2014, Dr. Camille A. Gardner, VMD age 92 years a resident of Lewiston. A Mass of Christian Burial honoring Camille’s life will be celebrated MONDAY May 12th 9:00AM concluding with military honors. Burial will be held privately at the Maine Veteran’s Cemetery, Augusta. Memorial Donations in Camille’s memory may be made to the University of Maine Alumni Fund, Orono, ME 04473 Family and friends are invited to visit Sunday only from 4-7PM at the PINETTE DILLINGHAM & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023