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Star Trek's Scotty Dies at 85

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the don't-make-the-joke-just-don't-do-it dept.

darkworm writes "James Doohan, better known to Trekkies everywhere as Scotty, has died at the age of 85. James was suffering from both Parkinsons and Alzheimer's and died earlier today at his home"

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  1. There goes a good man by ESR · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I had breakfast with Jimmy Doohan once. This was years before I was a famous geek, so I doubt he remembered it long. But I remember him -- a very warm, human, unassuming person. He had the quiet self-confidence of a man who's seen it all, done most of it, lived an upright life, and has nothing left to prove to anybody. The contrast with the brittle personalities and huge fragile egos of some other Trek stars I've met was very noticeable.

    I'll miss you, Jimmy.

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    >>esr>>
  2. An inspiration to engineers everwhere.. by xTK-421x · · Score: 5, Interesting
    One of the things I don't see posted often is that Doohan inspired others to become engineers:
    'He has literally been an inspiration to generations of new engineers. A few years ago Doohan was awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. The reason was, more than half the students applying to the school responded to the question "Why do you want to be an engineer?" with the answer, "Scotty."'
    (taken from StarTrek.com)
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    "TK-421, why aren't you at your post?"