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Just heard the sad news.

Our dear Lieutenant and best comms officer in the galaxy has set sail for the great Beyond. She was 89.

And then there were three...

Kirk, Sulu and....? (Chekov?)

Deimos wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:24 am Kirk, Sulu and....? (Chekov?)

Yep.

We have lost our beloved Nichelle, but now she is free to go Beyond Antares or wherever she wants to go. And the choir of Heaven sounds so much sweeter, with their brilliant new soloist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0b5E_-2uNs

I would strongly encourage anyone who has not seen the Nichols bio Woman in Motion to do so soon. She was remarkable, not only for playing a black female character who wasn't a cook or housekeeper, not only for the first interracial kiss on TV, but also for her work with NASA, helping them attract a more diverse astronaut corps. And through all of this, she remained ever bit as kind and humble as you would hope. I met her at a convention years ago and though we only had a moment, I was impressed by how nice and down to earth she was. She was one of a kind.

Sad news hard to believe the entire TOS crew will be gone relatively soon. I dont mean to sound morbid, but the three that are left are up there in age

I would like to think that this would spur Shatner to bury the hatchet with the other two. Unfortunately, I imagine he would probably rather bury the hatchet in them, if he even thinks about them, and certainly they would rather bury it in him. Sad.