As a young boy, Bill spent time with his dad enjoying the outdoor life in South Louisiana. He hunted in the swamps and fished in the Gulf. He joined the Sea Scouts as a teenager and learned to love all aspects of boating. He and his buddies made the most of growing up in New Orleans. One of young Bill’s biggest adventures was a solo motorcycle trip from New Orleans to Canada for summer work.
Bill graduated from the University of New Orleans and headed to Houston to start his career. He quickly moved into Information Technology in the early, punch card days, and never looked back. He enjoyed his work at Southwest Fabricators, his own consulting firm DM Professional Systems, and American Alloy Steel.
Bill was a man of many interests. He was a sailor, a fisherman, a naturalist, a handyman, a cowboy action shooter and a beekeeper. He loved nature and took great pride in being the steward of his 40 acres of Heaven – the CedarBark Ranch and Apiary.
Bill was a kind, curious and intelligent man.
His wife Susan was blessed to share a wonderful life with Bill filled with love and adventure. Bill will be missed by his brother Stuart and sister-in-law Laura, all of his Pilney family, his cowboy posse of Darksiders, his Willowbend neighbors and everyone who touched his life and whose lives he touched.
Happy trails to a one-in-a-million man.
