{"id":6714,"date":"2006-11-08T21:17:59","date_gmt":"2006-11-09T02:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=6714"},"modified":"2011-07-06T08:35:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:35:45","slug":"5247","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2006\/11\/08\/5247\/","title":{"rendered":"No One Wants to Break This Man\u2019s Guinness Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TURLOCK, CA (November 8, 2006) \u2013 It\u2019s doubtful anyone will try to break the Guinness World Record set by William Lawlis Pace \u2013 living longer with a bullet in his head than any other human being on the planet.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe 97-year-old Pace was shot 89 years ago in an accident. Today he is a resident at the Covenant Village Care Center and continues to set a new record with each passing day. Pace\u2019s mark far outstrips the previous record-holder, a man who lived 61 years with a bullet lodged in his head.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2011\/06\/Pace-2.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[6714]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6715\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2011\/06\/Pace-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a>In August, Pace received a certificate from Guinness that reads: &#8220;William Lawlis Pace (USA, b 27 February 1909) was accidentally shot in October 1917, aged eight, in Wheeler, Texas, USA. As of 20 July 2006, the bullet remains lodged in the back of his head as x-rays taken recently confirm, 89 years later.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The accident occurred when Pace\u2019s older brother picked up a .22-caliber rifle, thinking it was a toy. When the gun went off, the bullet entered Pace\u2019s ear and traveled through his head until being stopped by a bone behind the ear.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It almost went clear across,&#8221; Pace told a writer with the <em>Modesto Bee<\/em> newspaper, adding, &#8220;It&#8217;s empty up there, so there was plenty of room!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Such comments are typical of Pace, according to Hilmar Covenant Church Pastor Bruce Metcalf. \u201cHe has a great sense of humor,\u201d Metcalf says. \u201cHe\u2019s just a loveable, likeable guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pace says the injury has never caused him pain. The bullet caused extensive nerve damage, leaving a facial appearance most often associated with a stroke. He cannot hear with his right ear, and the vision in his right eye is impaired.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the incident, Pace says he never held a grudge, although he says his now-deceased brother struggled with a sense of guilt the rest of his life.<\/p>\n<p>Pace married in 1933, had two sons, and farmed most of his life. He began attending the Hilmar church roughly 70 years ago, Metcalf says. \u201cHe has been involved in so many things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The quest to gain Pace a spot in history began when his great-granddaughter, Nicole Sinske, was leafing through the Guinness book and happened upon the previous record. 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