Star Trek's Scotty, James Doohan, dies at 85

From the AP via the Houston Chronicle:

James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original Star Trek TV series and movies who responded to the command "Beam me up, Scotty," died Wednesday. He was 85.

Doohan died at 5:30 a.m. at his Redmond, Wash., home with his wife of 28 years, Wende, at his side, Los Angeles agent and longtime friend Steve Stevens said. The cause of death was pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease, he said.

He had said farewell to public life in August 2004, a few months after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

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Like comics artist Jim Aparo who died yesterday, James Doohan played an instrumental role in stoking my childhood imagination. I have always, always, always loved Mr. Scott, and Doohan was the man who brought him to life. Really, as goofy as it may sound, I wouldn't be the person I am today without him.



Farewell, Mr. Doohan.

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