Englewood man looks at 102nd Thanksgiving
PHOTO PROVIDED BY PENNY RAMSEY
Cecil Wilks, an Englewood and Venice resident since 1963, is an accomplished electrician, farmer, fisherman and gardener. He will be celebrating his102nd birthday on Thanksgiving. His family threw him a party Saturday.
PHOTO PROVIDED
BY PENNY RAMSEY
Cecil Wilks, an Englewood and Venice resident since 1963, is an accomplished electrician, farmer, fisherman and gardener. He will be celebrating his102nd birthday on Thanksgiving. His family threw him a party Saturday.
By TOM CHANG
Staff Writer
ENGLEWOOD — Englewood resident Cecil Wilks is turning 102 on Thanksgiving Day — a milestone very few achieve in their lives.
His family threw him a party Saturday. Wilks hails from Fremont, Mich. He moved to Florida in 1963 and decided to stay.
