He quit a sales job to focus on training as a stockbroker however, the hiring manager had been fired the week before he started the career, rendering him completely unemployed.Ĭhris struggled with Jackie after witnessing her attempt to run away with their son. After a series of trial-and-error with some of the jobs he held, it appeared that things were finally looking up for Chris as he got accepted into a training program at E.F. He met Jackie Medina, with whom he had a son named Christopher Jarrett Gardner Jr. Because of this experience, Chris determined that alcohol abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, and illiteracy were all the things he wanted to avoid in the future.Ĭhris married Sherry Dyson but divorced her nine years later due to irreconcilable differences. Bettye Jean also ended up getting imprisoned because his stepdad falsely reported her for welfare fraud, which led to Chris and his sisters being placed into foster care. On the other hand, his stepfather was physically abusive to the whole family. After separating from his mom, Chris’ dad moved to Louisiana. Growing up, Chris did not have many positive role models. Chris Gardner was born February 9, 1954, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to parents Thomas Turner and Bettye Jean Gardner.
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