James Doohan
This morning at 5:30 am James Doohan died of what was described as “pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease”. Aside from his well known work as Scottie on Star Trek TOS, he was a member of the Royal Canadian Artillery and was on the frontlines on D-Day. (He is not Scottish but Canadian, and is the master of seven accents, scottish being the most famous). He was shot seven times on D-Day, with an eighth bullet lodging in his metal cigarette case.
I leave you today with this strange but tribute from Neil Armstong:
“I am an engineer, and I want a Chief Engineering officer like Montgomery Scott, because I know Scotty will get the job done, and do it right. Even if I often hear him say, 'But Ceptain, I donna have enough time!' So from one old engineer to another, thanks Scotty.” I don't know what that means, but it seems to be very nice.
James Doohan was always my personal favorite crew member, and he will be misssed.
