Scotty is dead
James Doohan died Wednesday. He was the Canadian who played Scottish engineer Montgomery Scott on the original Star Trek.
He's the second member of the original series to pass away - DeForest Kelley died in 1999.
Some interesting tidbits: he served in World War II, losing his right middle finger on D-Day when attacked with a machine gun. One bullet to the chest was stopped by a silver cigarette case. I thought that kind of stuff only happened in movies.
He was given an honorary degree in engineering by the Milwaukee School of Engineering after half of the students there said he had inspired them to join the field.
He suffered from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and fibrosis of the lungs. It was time for him to go. He'll be missed.
4 comments:
Well, I suppose now Scotty does know, that he's dead at least.
William
P.S. You're still a big freakin' nerd.
William
You forgot Mark Lenard passed. Although not a regular, as Sarek, he certainly earns a mention. And Gene Roddenberry, of course. I actually forgot about him when I was tallying who had passed.
D'oh, I didn't feel like logging in and then forgot to sign my name. Damn old age.
Deanne
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