Leonard Nimoy 1931-2015

The actor is not the character, but both were good people. Nichelle Nichols talked in her autobiography of Nimoy's role in fighting the studio's attempts to force a black actress out of the cast. He wrote an open letter of support to a mixed race teenager who had found the mixed race character of Spock a lifeline. There are other tales of how he tried to leave the world a better place than he found it. And he inspired so many young scientists and engineers, both in character and out.

He was 83, and while it will never be enough, I celebrate his life as well as mourn its ending. Nimoy lived long and prospered, and while he may be gone now, the character he gave us will live on.

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