GA HR1653

Georgia House Resolution honoring the life and memory of Mack Allington Pearce, born July 15, 1935, in Wilcox County, Georgia

Farmed thousands of acres for over 60 years in Cordele, Georgia, growing and selling millions of pounds of watermelons; received honors including King Watermelon, Sweetest Watermelon, and Georgia Soil Conservationist

Served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1959 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Married to Betty Willene Pearce with three children: Kim, Suzette, and Suzanne

Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to his family