R. I. P. Mr. Nimoy

[The Kurgan]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/ar...t-83.html?_r=0
He portrayed one of my fictional heroes.

[Turtle]

I grew up watching Star Trek. He'll be missed.
He died of the same thing my own father did - C.O.P.D. (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), brought on by years of smoking.

[cheeky_munky]

It's always a shock when the people who formed your childhood die.