In Memoriam: Leonard Nimoy – March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015

(8 pm. – promoted by ek hornbeck)

Leonard Simon Nimoy, Mr. Spock, died in his Los Angeles home this morning of end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He was 83.

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Mr. Nimoy announced that he had the disease last year, attributing it to years of smoking, a habit he had given up three decades earlier. He had been hospitalized earlier in the week.

His artistic pursuits – poetry, photography and music in addition to acting – ranged far beyond the United Federation of Planets, but it was as Mr. Spock that Mr. Nimoy became a folk hero, bringing to life one of the most indelible characters of the last half century: a cerebral, unflappable, pointy-eared Vulcan with a signature salute and blessing: “Live long and prosper” (from the Vulcan “Dif-tor heh smusma”).

1 comments

    • TMC on February 27, 2015 at 19:37
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    May the Goddess guide Leonard on his journey to the Summerlands. May his family, friends and the world find Peace.

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