[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 86 (Thursday, May 18, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E668]
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                      HONORING GEORGE WILLIAM MACE

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today, I give honor to Mr. 
George William Mace of Edwards, Mississippi located in Hinds County, 
Mississippi.
  Mr. George William Mace, was born in Edwards, Mississippi, in the 
Learned Community. Mr. George William Mace, was the 7th child born into 
a family of 8 children. He was the baby boy. He was born to George 
Mace, Sr. and Pattie Marie Sublett Mace. He got the nickname, Beau, 
because he had a gentleman reputation with the ladies, where he never 
disrespected one.
  Do not resist growing old, many are denied that privilege. In 1904 
when Mr. Mace was born, the average life expectancy in the United 
States was forty-seven, there were only eight-thousand cars and one-
hundred and forty-four miles of paved roads; only fourteen percent of 
the homes had bathtubs, and along with Alabama, Iowa, and Tennessee, 
Mississippi was more heavily populated than California. Having defied 
all life expectancies in the history of the United States, George lived 
to be 104 years old.
  A man's educational start is directly connected to his future. Mr. 
Mace attended Elementary School in the Edwards Community. He attended 
Belmont/Popular Grove School and Oak Ridge School. He also attended 
Alcorn Agriculture College in Lorman, Mississippi. He returned home 
from Alcorn, to help work on his family's farm.
  Come let us bow down and worship, let us kneel before the Lord God 
our maker. Mr. Mace, joined Old Oak Ridge M. B. Church (formerly known 
as Oak Ridge Church), where he served as an usher.
  Faithful and hard work is rewarded. Mr. Mace's lifelong journey was 
extensive. He left home as an adult and applied for work with Illinois 
Central Railroad as a Pullman Porter. He worked in this position from 
1933 until his retirement in 1972. Being the gentleman that he was, he 
was excellent in this chosen career. He was also a self-employed 
businessman while residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He owned his own 
barber shop and employed others to work with him.
  Doing nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in 
humility he considered others before himself, while making a difference 
in society. When George retired from the railroad, he returned home to 
his family's farm. He became a cattleman along with his other siblings. 
He was also a member of the Masonic Family, Newman Lodge No. 522. He 
became a part of and joined the Mississippi Soil Conservation 
Association. He was a blessing to this community, touching the lives of 
family and friends. He was a compassionate man always willing to lend a 
helping hand and going the extra mile to make life better for others.
  Reputation is what men and women think of us, but the family is the 
vessel of hope, that it may transcend the boundaries of earthly days 
and continue throughout endless eternity. Character is what God and his 
angels know of us. This is what the community knew of George ``Beau'' 
William Mace. He served his family and community well. His nieces and 
nephews thought very highly of him.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring, Mr. George 
William Mace of the Mississippi Second Congressional District.

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