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wonkothesane · 07-07-2004, 04:14 PM

Damn, very sad. Still, making it to *84* at all isn't a bad accomplishment...

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/0....ap/index.html

- wonko

Cynical-Chick · 07-07-2004, 07:33 PM

No, no, it can't be true!

I wanted to go to his last convention this year, but couldn't make it.

Monkeybot · 07-07-2004, 08:44 PM

I read this news the other day and I'm horribly saddened. Of all the people who don't deserve Alzheimers', he's at the top of the list. Granted, I have never met him, but most stories I've heard of him indicate taht he is a genuinely decent human being. In the movie Trekkies he told a genuinely moving story of a suicidal fan he ended up helping.

braces_for_impact · 07-07-2004, 09:19 PM

I had the good fortune of meeting James Doohan about 15 years ago. He was witty and seemed a sincerely nice person. I wish him the best.

woodheart · 07-07-2004, 09:45 PM

No, No, NO!!!!

I had a chance to meet him 12 years ago. I missed that chance. :banghead:
He will be missed when he dies.

I met Mark Lenard (Ambassador Sarek, Spock's fathers) A few months before he died. I saw him standing in convention with a guard. I walked up to him shook his and hand an talk to him for a while. He was a nice guy.

disgracian · 07-07-2004, 10:49 PM

death comes to all, and the guy did have a good innings. we should be happy for that. on'ya scotty.

although it's not good to see somebody with alzheimers, is there any evidence that the person with alzheimers is suffering all that much?

topane · 07-08-2004, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Doohan has lived in Redmond for almost a dozen years with his wife, Wende. They have a 4-year-old daughter and two older sons, and Doohan has four children from a previous marriage, Stevens said.

Wow. Still getting it on at 80? I salute you, sir! :notworthy

EarlFlynn · 07-08-2004, 01:09 PM

I met Doohan just before Star Trek IV came out. Very warm, friendly guy, very kind to a starstruck young Trekkie.

Makes me feel old, to see him fading away.

VonEvilstein · 07-10-2004, 01:30 AM

Scotty was always my favourite when I was a little kid. All the rest of the crew members were so damn foreign

This makes me sad.

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wonkothesane Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Outside of the asylum... Posts: 2,049	James Doohan ("Scotty") has alzheimers... :( Damn, very sad. Still, making it to 84 at all isn't a bad accomplishment... http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/0....ap/index.html - wonko

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07-07-2004, 07:33 PM	#2
Cynical-Chick Contributor Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 11,424	No, no, it can't be true! I wanted to go to his last convention this year, but couldn't make it.

07-07-2004, 08:44 PM	#3
Monkeybot Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 8,102	I read this news the other day and I'm horribly saddened. Of all the people who don't deserve Alzheimers', he's at the top of the list. Granted, I have never met him, but most stories I've heard of him indicate taht he is a genuinely decent human being. In the movie Trekkies he told a genuinely moving story of a suicidal fan he ended up helping.

07-07-2004, 09:19 PM	#4
braces_for_impact Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In a nondescript, black helicopter. Posts: 6,637	I had the good fortune of meeting James Doohan about 15 years ago. He was witty and seemed a sincerely nice person. I wish him the best.

07-07-2004, 09:45 PM	#5
woodheart Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tallahassee FL. Posts: 1,230	No, No, NO!!!! I had a chance to meet him 12 years ago. I missed that chance. :banghead: He will be missed when he dies. I met Mark Lenard (Ambassador Sarek, Spock's fathers) A few months before he died. I saw him standing in convention with a guard. I walked up to him shook his and hand an talk to him for a while. He was a nice guy.

07-07-2004, 10:49 PM	#6
disgracian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: happyland Posts: 583	death comes to all, and the guy did have a good innings. we should be happy for that. on'ya scotty. although it's not good to see somebody with alzheimers, is there any evidence that the person with alzheimers is suffering all that much?

07-08-2004, 01:09 PM	#8
EarlFlynn Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 1,806	I met Doohan just before Star Trek IV came out. Very warm, friendly guy, very kind to a starstruck young Trekkie. Makes me feel old, to see him fading away.

07-10-2004, 01:30 AM	#9
VonEvilstein Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: .nl Posts: 822	Scotty was always my favourite when I was a little kid. All the rest of the crew members were so damn foreign This makes me sad.

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