Gradient disappears from pdf in Illustrator

I created a logo graphic in Illustrator, placed that into an InDesign file for text formatting and exported as a pdf. When the customer sent it to get printed (silk screen) onto shirts, the gradient in the logo vanished. The printer was opening and performing pre-flight in Illustrator. How and why would this be happening? How can it be avoided?
Thank you,
KMHaus

PDF was never meant for editing.
Have you tried the same - opening the PDF in Illustrator?

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