A reall class act passed away earlier this morning.I had the pleasure of meeting Jimmy (he told me he preferred that name) Doohan in 1995 while I was a convention service manager at a downtown Chicago hotel. We were the host of one of those famous Star Trek conventions.
I with worked a few celebrities during my days in the hospitality business, he was by far the friendliest, least egotistical, and get this...he checked into the hotel under his real name and was fine with having the switch board operators transfer calls from fans to his room.
He sat in the bar just like a regular guy. (Clever man, because he knew "Trekkies" would buy him drinks.)
More on Jimmy here from AP.
Live long and prosper!
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