Written for the 80th birthday party given for Bill Pierson, a great scientist, who 
remained active up to almost the day of his death one year later. I missed this party 
because of complications following my heart surgery. Bill was a role model in many ways. 
His heart problems dated over almost 3 decades and he handled them without the fear 
I constantly felt. 

12 July 2002

Old Bill Pierson's still like a kid
Just look at all the science he did
And I'm not just referring to the way he was
Cause you can still see the good science he does
But the best thing by far 'bout the son of a gun
Is at the age of eighty he's still making it fun.