Lawrence Bice feted by friends on 85th birthday

March 1, 2019

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lawrence bice — Lawrence Bice of rural Perry, right, receives good wishes Friday morning from his fellow members of the Society of Retired Experts, including Gary Becker of rural Perry, left. Photo courtesy Tari Mason of Perry Perk

Lawrence Bice, seated front right, shared a spirited birthday morning with fellow SORE members, seated from left, Ray Harden, Lou Hoger, Jeff Stewart, Dale Schumacher, Larry Laborde, Wayde Burkhart, Gary Becker and, standing, Andy Bambrick. Photo courtesy Tari Mason of Perry Perk

Veteran Perry-area farmer Lawrence Bice received congratulations Friday morning on the occasion of his 85th birthday from his fellow members in the Society of Retired Experts (SORE) at the Perry Perk coffeehouse.

Bice is also a 49-year member of the Perry Kiwanis Club, and he tells fascinating stories about his experience in once hosting a farmer from the former Soviet Union at his Boone County home and later visiting the Soviet Union shortly before and again just after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall in 1989.

Bice shared sweet rolls and coffee with the SORE fellowship, including Ray Harden, Lou Hoger, Jeff Stewart, Dale Schumacher, Larry Laborde, Wayde Burkhart, Gary Becker and Andy Bambrick.