RIP, man with bullet lodged in head for 94 years

William Lawlis Pace, 103, died on Monday. He held a Guinness World Record for living 94 years with a bullet lodged in his head, behind his ear. From the Modesto Bee:

Born Feb. 27, 1909, in Wheeler, Texas, Mr. Pace was 8 years old when his brother, Marvin, accidentally shot him in October 1917.
Doctors left the bullet in place, fearing he wouldn't survive surgery to remove it. It didn't stop him from playing baseball and basketball as a boy.

"Man who lived with bullet in head dies at 103"

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Antinous, maybe you are correct, bullets don’t kill people, age does.
- retepslluerb
  
  Unfortunately, many bullets make their target age real fast then.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Justin-Forposting/100002531076048 Justin Forposting

What a shame. He probably would have lived until 115 without the bullet.
Grok

I guess his brother is officially a murderer now…….
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  When Clifton Webb’s mother died, Noel Coward said, “It must be terrible to be orphaned at 71.”
http://bannedsorcery.com/ Bryce Anderson

“Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone’s carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn’t even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you.” –Malcolm Reynolds

Or after it finds you. After can work too.