RIP Jimmy….RIP
By Marc • Jul 20th, 2005 • Category: Pop Culture, the GeekWhat admission can I make above having been a Star Trek fan that would make me even more of a geek? I’ll tell you, my favorite character was the engineer. Yes, Scotty was always my favorite on the show. I can see where he influenced me quite a bit too. I work in computers. I embrace my Celtic heritage. I am rather fond of red shirts.
Well, it’s a sad then because James Doohan who has literally played Scotty for close to forty years has pasted on.
Read the write-up at SciFi.com here.
You can also read the longer AP write-up here.
Eternal rest grant unto them oh Lord. And may perpetual light shine on them. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
Marc is a Catholic technology geek living in Tennessee. He blogs at Wild Tangents and is the host of the Catholic Vocations Podcast.
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how did he die and how old was he? I could always tell he was a drinker though I don’t know if that had anything to do with it but when your times up its up