Leonard Nimoy has died :(

[NitaX]

Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83


Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the television and movie juggernaut “Star Trek,” died on Friday morning at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. He was 83.



His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, confirmed his death, saying the cause was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.



Mr. Nimoy announced last year that he had the disease, which he attributed to years of smoking, a habit he had given up three decades earlier. He had been hospitalized earlier in the week.



For Leonard Nimoy, Spock’s Hold Made Reaching Escape Velocity FutileFEB. 27, 2015

Leonard Nimoy at his 2010 one-person photography exhibition at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, Mass.Leonard Nimoy Was Not (Only) SpockFEB. 27, 2015

His artistic pursuits — poetry, photography and music in addition to acting — ranged far beyond the United Federation of Planets, but it was as Mr. Spock that Mr. Nimoy became a folk hero, bringing to life one of the most indelible characters of the last half century: a cerebral, unflappable, pointy-eared Vulcan with a signature salute and blessing: “Live long and prosper” (from the Vulcan “Dif-tor heh smusma”).

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[2curlydogs]

I literally gasped out loud. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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Now I'm sad.

[cattledogkisses]

What?! Nooooo!

I'm actually really sad about this.

[blink]

This is so sad.

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My coworker just mentioned this offhand. I'm so sad about this.

Looks like I'm watching a lot of Trek this weekend.

[Velvetshady]

[omgzombies]

Oh no. He will be missed by geeks and nerds everywhere.

[mbcdefg]

Very sad. RIP. 

Somehow I saw this news on my Simpsons Trivia Facebook group before I saw it anywhere else. Those nerds really have their finger on the pulse. 

[ajj]

Oh no.

[pixy0stix]

Rest well, sir.

[josieposy]

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Feb 27, 2015 12:34:10 GMT -5 Dig Ophelia said:

Oh, wow. There are some people who I never believe will die, and Leonard was one of them.

I thought McCoy would live forever. Cantankerous people never die. Yes, I know he wasn't McCoy but he was McCoy!!

[FloFTW]

Oh no

[MrsAxilla]

[noodleoo]

AWwww, that is so sad. I was a fan. He will be missed.

[elleblue]

RIP Mr. Spock.

[meshaliuknits]

Goddamnit this is really upsetting.

Spock, in tribute, I will make my way to Black Oak and I will purchase many ST TOS books in your honor. I will keep my eyes on the skies.

You will be missed.

[2curlydogs]

Apparently this was his last tweet

[meshaliuknits]

Feb 27, 2015 12:47:54 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

Apparently this was his last tweet

I may actually be crying now.

[mskitkat]

Feb 27, 2015 12:47:54 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

Apparently this was his last tweet

Real tears at work.

[josieposy]

I knew he was ill but I was hopeful.

Geez and we were watching Atlantis last night and had to turn it off right before the king dies. I may have killed Spock.

[LoveTrains]

What a loss for everyone. I was still holding out hope that they would do another star trek movie with him in it (with the younger folks, zach quinto, chris pine, etc).

[wawa]

But...83 is just a baby in Vulcan years!

this is robin Williams level of sad for me. This is one of those totally unexpected grownup things isn't it? When your childhood icons start dying?

[meshaliuknits]

Feb 27, 2015 12:57:15 GMT -5 wawa said:

But...83 is just a baby in Vulcan years!

That was exactly my response after NOOOOOOOOO.

[2curlydogs]

I'm just going to keep posting stuff here.

[pretzel]

no no no no no no no no.

[taratru]

Oh. Oh, this is so sad.

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Feb 27, 2015 12:57:15 GMT -5 wawa said:

But...83 is just a baby in Vulcan years!

this is robin Williams level of sad for me. This is one of those totally unexpected grownup things isn't it? When your childhood icons start dying?

My friend told me she was going to feel like this when George Takei died. I told her to shut the fuck up and stop messing with my emotions.

Then I confessed that I'll be bummed but not heartbroken when Kirk kicks it. And by bummed, I mean I'll feel sad for a few minutes and move on. I'm not sure what that says about me or Shatner but there you have it.