Leonard Nimoy, most famous for playing the beloved Star Trek character, Spock, passed away on the morning of February 27, 2015 at his home in Los Angeles after being hospitalized earlier this week.
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Leonard is survived by his wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, son Adam and daughter Julie, a stepson Aaron Bay Schuck, six grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and an older brother, Melvin.

Mrs Nimoy announced his death, stating that it was due to end-stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

This follows an announcement last year by Nimoy that he was suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, which was caused by years of smoking, and for which he was hospitalized earlier this week.

Mr Nimoy was known for many things; music, poetry, photography and most notably, acting. It was through acting that he became a household name and beloved the world over, portraying Mr Spock, the half-Human/half-Vulcan first officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise on Star Trek in the 1960s. This character would live on through 3 seasons on Star Trek, through Star Trek: The Animated Series, guest appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation and 8 feature films, most recently in Star Trek: Into Darkness and spanning over nearly half a century.

Although Spock is the character that Nimoy was most easily associated with, he had conflicting emotions toward the character, which he expanded on in his 2 autobiographies I Am Not Spock in 1977 and later I Am Spock in 1995.

Nimoy also went on to portray Spock in the popular Massively-Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game, Star Trek Online, not only during the mission Past Imperfect but also as the narrator for the Federation faction. He also recently voiced a vintage toy of Spock in the popular show The Big Bang Theory.

This loss will forever resonate within Star Trek fandom, and all the thoughts and prayers of the UFPlanets.com community go to the Nimoy family on this tragic occaision.

Leonard Simon Nimoy will always Live Long And Prosper in the hearts and minds of all those he has touched, not only through Star Trek, but through all of his works.

LLAP