Alton Bowie Reddick, Jr. (1920-2009) was born in Savannah, Georgia, to Alton Bowie Reddick (1886-1942) and Miriam Lillian Reddick (1892-1988). He grew up in Sylvania, Georgia, and graduated from Sylvania High School in 1937. Reddick attended the University of Virginia, Emory University at Oxford, and the University of Georgia in Athens prior to serving in the US Army between 1942-1946. He received honorable discharge as a tech sergeant, resumed his college career, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Science. Reddick began his career as personnel manager with H.W. Lay & Co. in 1946, where he worked until joining Allstate Insurance Co. in 1952 as personnel manager over the Atlanta Regional Division. In 1955, Reddick helped to establish Allstate's public relations department. While working at Allstate insurance, Reddick became chairman of the Time Capsule Committee, a collaboration between Allstate and the Georgia Historical Society. The Time Capsule had two compartments, one of which was opened on Atlanta's 150th anniversary in 1998; and the other which will remain sealed until 2033, in celebration of Georgia's 300th anniversary. Allstate expanded the public relations department to include public affairs, and Reddick worked as a manager in the combined department until his retirement in 1983, after which he volunteered and was an active member of his community in Sandy Springs.