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An icon passes: Leonard Nimoy has died at 83

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Spock — Leonard Nimoy — has died at 83.

For much of my early life, “Spock” was an icon and a character to emulate. He was the first celebrity that let me feel as though nerdiness and geekiness was cool. I still tend to use “Fascinating” in day-to-day conversations.

Thank you, Mr. Nimoy, for all you did for generations of us. You will be missed.

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  1. solid in his support for the racial minorities who worked on the Star Trek series and later in life, on a wide range of progressive issues. Who would have guessed fifty years ago that Nimoy and Takei would be public progressive leaders?

  2. from WhiteHouse.gov, President Obama offered this statement:

    Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy. Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time. And of course, Leonard was Spock. Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of Star Trek’s optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity’s future.

    I loved Spock.

    In 2007, I had the chance to meet Leonard in person. It was only logical to greet him with the Vulcan salute, the universal sign for “Live long and prosper.” And after 83 years on this planet – and on his visits to many others – it’s clear Leonard Nimoy did just that. Michelle and I join his family, friends, and countless fans who miss him so dearly today.

    Star Trek was a rich work of art that tells us a lot about the world of the 1960s. It had a positive vision of the future with racial inclusiveness where reason had improved lives of all humans. Nimoy was a part of something much bigger than himself.
    As for Nimoy personally, I always enjoy his voice in the Museum of Science IMAX theatre introduction, remind us he grew up 3 blocks from the MoS.

  3. “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few…or the one.” SPOCK

    “Of all the soul’s I’ve encountered in my travels, his was the most human.” GEORGE TAKEI on LEONARD NIMOY

    A Boston native and a beautiful man. He will be missed.

    Fred Rich LaRiccia

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