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Posted by Brigman on :

DeForrest Kelley passed away today.

I don't know all the details. I heard the news on 96.5 KOIT while driving home. I was so stunned I was two miles down the road before I realized I'd missed my exit.

He was 79 years old.

I met Mr. Kelley once when I was a teenager. He was charming, funny and gracious. All I can say of his passing, is that he brought the world something, and left it richer for his having been, and poorer for his having left. As Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, he brought the human side of us to the Final Frontier. The caring, compassionate side, and most importantly the side of us all that must not be lost in the technobabble, the machinery, the efficiency. He showed us that what's really important is caring for one another, and never losing sight of the PEOPLE around you.

James Kirk once said of Spock, although I think it fits DeForrest Kelley better:

"Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human."

God bless, De. You will be missed.

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Peace!
Brigs

[This message was edited by Brigman on June 11, 1999.]

Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

Kelley suffered from a collapsed colon and troubles with emphezema. His wife was in the hospital room next to him. They had both been in the hospital for a couple of months. This day was bound to happen, and it just has.

"He's dead, Jim"

*bows head*

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Posted by The First One (Member # 35) on :

He was the truly human side of Star Trek. He will be missed.

Posted by Feste on :

I can't put it better than Brigman. So long, Bones. It was good to know you.

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Posted by Jaresh Inyo on :

I just posted a thread on this in the Officers Lounge, before I saw this one. I feel I said everything I needed to there.

Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :

*saddened*

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Posted by Krenim (Member # 22) on :

This is a sad day. He was a great actor. I wish his family the best.

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Posted by Jedi Weyoun (Member # 110) on :

*siiiiighs*

Sad news. :*(

Posted by Warped1701 (Member # 40) on :

*stunned silence*

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Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

*shocked*

He gave Star Trek this different side which broke away from the seriousness of other events. His often humorous lines endeared him to the audience and he was loved by everyone.

We have all lost a mentor and friend. He will be truly missed.

*sits silently for a while*

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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :

Very much the most genuinely "human" character in all of Trek. As such one of the most loved.

The character lives on, and so does the memory of the remarkable man who portrayed him for so long.

He is sorely missed.

Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

*sigh*

I never heard a bad word about DeForrest Kelley. In fact, from all I've ever heard of him, he was the voice of reason in a sea of egos. He was a fantastic actor, and not only for Star Trek.

Gonna miss him.

Ironically, I'd just finished the last details of a model of McCoy for my girlfriend the night before last.

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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

I never knew him from anything else than trek, and I know nothing about how he was in real life so with so many bad actors around it's hard to say how good he really was, and I know nothing about how he was in real life but I always figured "hey, this guy sounds like a nice bloke" and he will be missed.

Now I personally don't belief people rest in peace but what the hell, rest in peace.

Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

In which what the hell was meant in a good way, of course.

Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

And I feel I must tell that I was not shocked when I heard -well, read- the news. I guess this means one of two things:

1)I'm getting very detached from everything trek

2)I'm an asshole with a heart of stone

not sure which :[

Posted by Mycon on :

I just saw it the News. Farewell Bones, a.k.a. "Pille". (Sh*t, i did't know I could be this sentimental)

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Posted by Saiyanman Benjita (Member # 122) on :

(Moment of silence)

Rest in peace, dear Bones.

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Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

I've been working full-time, and the first I heard of this was here on the Forums only a few minutes ago.
This has come as a complete shock, and for a few seconds, I actually went numb.

Go n-eiri an bothar leat, cara.
(May the road rise with you, friend)

He'll definitely be missed.

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Posted by Xentrick (Member # 64) on :

He left us as a friend. I'm sorry he had to go in such poor health, but he left loved, not as some hasbeen. He could have stayed at home, but he did the personal appearances, he was personable to the fans, some of the most demanding fans in all the entertainment world.

I hope he knew how much he was respected.

Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

Hm. Wouldn't it be worse for someone to go in good health? Hey, I should become a philosopher..

Posted by Jedi Weyoun (Member # 110) on :

i think what Xentrick meant by that was that he was probably in a great deal of discomfort. Frankly, I'd rather die in my sleep when I wouldn't feel a thing.

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