William Pace led a very nondescript life until it was learned in 2006 that he was longest surviving person with a bullet lodged in his head. This dubious distinction was confirmed by the Guiness Book of World Records.
Mr Pace, 103, died in his sleep on April 23, 2012 at a nursing home in Turlock, California. He survived for 94 years and six months with .22 caliber bullet that entered his head, behind his ear.
The accidental shooting by his older brother in 1917 left him with damage to his eye and facial nerves. Doctors thought it was too dangerous to perform surgery out of fear of causing permanent brain damage.
In spite of his injury, Pace spent his career as a cemetery custodian.
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