William L. Pace, Record-Setter for Bullet in Head, Dies at 103
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 28, 2012
TURLOCK, Calif. (AP) — William Lawlis Pace, who holds the Guinness World
Record for living the longest with a bullet in his head — 94 years and
six months — died on Monday at a nursing home in this central California
city. He was 103.
He died in his sleep, The Modesto Bee reported.
Mr. Pace’s older brother accidentally shot him with their father’s .22
caliber rifle in 1917, when the family lived in Texas. Doctors left the
bullet in place because they worried that surgery might cause brain
damage, a son of Mr. Pace has said.
The injury damaged an eye and facial nerves but did not prevent Mr. Pace from working as a cemetery custodian.
He learned in 2006 that he was the world record holder in the category
of “longest time to live with a bullet in the head.”
1 comment:
this story is incredible george. just incredible. bullet in the head? cemetery worker? lived past 100?!!! it's like a character in a mcdonagh play.
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