written by Floyd K4BXS SK


Formerly KF4LER Cecil Redditt AF4KN could be classified as the get things done
  ham of Collierville. When I moved to Collierville a couple years ago it was
  heartbreaking to take down my tower and I wondered if I would ever get it back
  up. After spending weeks digging a hole for the concrete and pumping out the
  water out several times it looked like I would never get the help necessary to
  coordinate with the cement delivery enter Cecil. On the day of delivery he is
  on site with a friend and the expertise to mix the concrete just to the right
  viscosity every thing went great and in less than thirty minutes the three
  yards of concrete had been wheelbarrow into position. After a few days the
  concrete had set and Cecil is back with a tall ladder helping to get up the
  first sections soon after he has rounded up a crew of very helpful hams and on
  New Years Day my tower and antenna are back in operation.
  
  Quite often the short winded net is caught without a control operator enter
  Cecil calling everyone by name and conducting the net as only Cecil can. May
  be the lack of volunteers is due to the fact we enjoy him so much and of
  course Cecil is always at work soliciting callers for the next month. <br>
  
  A volunteer fireman, engineer and other services you can always identify
  Cecil`s truck with a record number of antennas on it I think at last count it
  was about nine. If you call him chances he will have to get off another radio
  to answer you. 

  Cecil is indeed a very busy man going out of town often on long trips for his
  company, going over to Arkansas to work on his property but always seems to be
  able to find time to help fellow hams whether its putting up an antenna or
  fixing a lawn mower. 

  I am afraid the web wage page cannot hold all the good things we could say
  about Cecil. I have watched him go from Tech to extra since I have been in
  Collierville while at the same time being involved in all sorts of ham
  activity. So I will just close by saying that I think all the hams know what a
  great expediter and friend we have in Cecil and we would have a hard time
  without him.