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'''Felix G. Mead''', known as '''Pete Mead''' (January 11, 1924 – July 2, 2007), was an [[United States|American]] middleweight [[Boxing|boxer]] who fought in the ring fifty-six times from 1942 to 1951.
'''Felix G. Mead''', known as '''Pete Mead''' (January 11, 1924 – July 2, 2007), was an [[United States|American]] middleweight [[Boxing|boxer]] from [[Arkansas]], who fought in the ring fifty-six times from 1942 to 1951.
==Background==
==Background==
The son of Edward Lewis Mead (1891-1956) and the former Ethel B. Shandlin (1900-1957), he was born in Trumann in Poinsett County in northeastern [[Arkansas]] but lived most of his life in the nearby larger city of Jonesboro in Craighead County, Arkansas.<ref name=findagrave/>
The son of Edward Lewis Mead (1891-1956) and the former Ethel B. Shandlin (1900-1957), he was born in Trumann in Poinsett County in northeastern Arkansas but lived most of his life in the nearby larger city of Jonesboro in Craighead County, Arkansas.<ref name=findagrave/>
He fought fifty-six times in the ring, both in the [[United States]] and overseas. His boxing career was interrupted by [[World War II]], during which he served in the [[United States Army]]. However, he fought several exhibition bouts during his military years. His brother Tullos Lee Mead (1934-2011) was a high school [[football]] and [[basketball]] coach in northeastern Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emersonfuneralhome.com/obituary/1152891|title=Tullos Lee Mead obituary|publisher=emersonfuneralhome.com|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref> Another brother was Garland Mead (1922-1989).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Pete_Mead|title=Pete Mead|publisher=boxrec.com|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref>
He fought fifty-six times in the ring, both in the [[United States]] and overseas. His boxing career was interrupted by [[World War II]], during which he served in the [[United States Army]]. However, he fought several exhibition bouts during his military years. His brother Tullos Lee Mead (1934-2011) was a high school [[football]] and [[basketball]] coach in northeastern Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emersonfuneralhome.com/obituary/1152891|title=Tullos Lee Mead obituary|publisher=emersonfuneralhome.com|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref> Another brother was Garland Mead (1922-1989).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Pete_Mead|title=Pete Mead|publisher=boxrec.com|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref>