90 Is Magic Number Sunday for H. Pearce Company Founder

As featured in The New Haven Register, by Steve Higgins.

(April, 2006) – The H. Pearce Real Estate Co. will celebrate the 90th birthday of company founder Herbert Pearce Sunday by holding more than 90 open houses at properties throughout the region.

Cake and balloons will be featured at each open house.

"It's a fun thing to do," said Barbara Pearce, who is president of the firm and Herb Pearce's daughter.  "This brings out the team spirit in the company.  Everybody's pulling together."

Open houses have been scheduled at all six area offices, five commercial properties and more than 80 houses.

"Nearly all our agents, and even staff people, are working.  Some have their children coming in to help blow up the balloons," Barbara Pearce said.

Most of the open houses will take place from 1 to 3 p.m., but some, including at the offices, will start at 10 a.m.

Herb Pearce, whose actual birthday was Friday, said he is looking forward to the event.

"I'm delighted and grateful that we have so many dedicated people at our company who would do this, and so many loyal clients who would let us do it," he said.  "I'm looking forward to my 100th birthday so I can really put them to the ultimate test."

The younger Pearce said the company held a similar celebration to mark her father's 80th birthday.

"People hate turning 40 and 50, but nobody dislikes turning 90.  Not that many people get to be 90," she said.

Herb Pearce founded the H. Pearce Co. nearly 50 years ago.

He has been a fixture in New Haven business and charitable communities ever since.

He has won the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Community Leadership Award, been inducted into the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame, and won the YMCA Distinguished Service Award, among many other honors.

He has led the United Way and has established scholarships at numerous area universities, including Yale University, the University of New Haven, Southern Connecticut State University and Quinnipiac Univeristy.

H. Pearce Company REALTORS® is a full-service real estate company with more than 100 agents and branch offices in greater New Haven and the Shoreline. Corporate and & Commercial offices are located in North Haven, where the company was founded in 1958. All listings can be found in color on the web at: www.hpearce.com.