25 Oct 1947 – 5 Nov 2004
3rd great-grandson of Philip Cardon and Martha Marie Tourn
Great-great-grandson of Louis Philip Cardon and Susette Stalé
Great-grandson of Joseph Samuel Cardon and Rhoda Ann McClellan
Grandson of Lester Leon Cardon and Margaret Jane Jensen
Son of Lester LaVon Cardon and Eloise Romney
Gerald J. Cardon, 57, of Fargo, ND died Friday, November 5, 2004 at his home in Fargo. Gerald was born on October 25, 1947, in El Paso, TX. the son of L. LaVon and Elois (Romney) Cardon. He grew up in El Paso and attended school there. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. on a baseball scholarship, and graduated in 1971. He married Marza Bowman on January 30, 1970 in Mesa, AZ.
After graduation from college, Gerald taught school and coached in El Paso, TX. He later accepted a job with Melroe Bobcat Company. While employed by Melroe, he worked in Mexico and Latin America as head of the International Division in Europe. In 1986, his family moved to Fargo where he was manager of government sales for Melroe Bobcat. Just recently he worked to procure a government contract which made possible the transport of hundreds of Bobcat machines to Iraq and Afghanistan. This has made the lives of many serving there easier and safer.
Gerald excelled in spots and loved to golf and go backpacking in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming with his family.
Gerald has been an active leader in his church where ever he has lived, and served in many capacities throughout his life.
Gerald is survived by his wife, Marza, the children and grandchildren listed below, a brother and two sisters. His children are Kendra (Brett), Jared Brooks Cardon, Karissa (Tom), Kilene Cardon, Jeffrey Ryan Cardon, Kris LaDonn Cardon, and Brett Joseph Cardon, grandchildren, Blake Darren, Braydon Tyler, Krista Marza, Talon Brooks and Ella Grace.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
A funeral service was already held in Fargo, ND.
Funeral services were also held on Saturday, November 13, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mesa Kimball Stake Center, 1266 S. 32nd St., Mesa, AZ. Bunker’s Garden Chapel handled the arrangements. Sign the Guest Book at eastvalleytribune.com
Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona
