(1937' '- 2005) 
     
    
   
   
    
     eeil was the youngest of four born 
     
     C to John and Katherine Ladner in 
     
     Albion Cross, Prince 
     
     Island. He and his siblings, Thelma, 
     
     Jeanette and Mark moved to Charlotte— 
     
    
   
   
    
     town with their parents when Cecil was a 
     
     two—year-old. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Edward 
     
    
   
   
    
     Cecil's professional career as an accoun— 
     
     tant was divided between the Prince 
     
     Edward Island Hospital and the Queen 
     
     Elizabeth Hospital. At the latter, he 
     
     became the first Director of Finance 
     
     because of his expertise, kindness and 
     
     guidance to staff. After 53 years of dedi— 
     
     cated service in the hospital administra— 
     
     tion, Cecil was Comptroller for Parkdale 
     
     Pharmacy Ltd. until his well earned retire- 
     
     ment in 2004. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In his youth, Cecil was an accomplished, 
     
     competitive athlete. He was a member of 
     
     the English rugby team while attending 
     
     Prince of Wales College. In 1960, he 
     
     played second base for the Basilica Youth 
     
     Club (B.Y.C.), a softball team which car - 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Photo: Gail MacDonald 
     
     tured the Maritime championship. Some 
     
     of his teammates coached by Danny 
     
     MacCormack were Bill Mulligan, Mark 
     
     Ladner, Mike O’Brien, Merle Longaphie, 
     
     Jim Duffy and Alfred Arsenault. 
     
    
   
   
    
     According to Cecil‘s brother, Mark, 
     
     “Cecil‘s family was his first love and the 
     
     most important thing in his life. The race- 
     
     track was his second love." Cecil and his 
     
     wife Lillian were blessed with two sons, 
     
     Kevin and Brian. Cecil was very close to 
     
     daughter—in—law, Kim and grandsons, 
     
     Ryan, Ben and Zach. Over the years, 
     
     Cecil and Lillian cherished countless 
     
     hours of enjoyment and appreciation as 
     
     they assisted in the growth and develop— 
     
     ment of their family. 
     
    
   
   
    
     When Cecil was a youngster, his parents 
     
     operated a hotel on Kent Street in 
     
     Charlottetown. Behind the hotel, the fam- 
     
     ily had a livery stable of saddle and stan— 
     
     dardbred horses. For Cecil, the seed was 
     
     planted and a lifetime love and passion 
     
    
   
   
    
     for horses evolved within him. 
     
    
   
   
    
     “Cecil’sfamz’ly was hisfz'rst love 
     
     and the most important thing in his life. 
     
     The racetrack? was his second love. ” 
     
    
   
   
    
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