Star Trek's Uhura, Nichelle Nichols, dies at 89

Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on the original Star Trek series and six movies, died today according to her son. 

When I was a convention service manager at the Congress Hotel in Chicago, we hosted many Star Trek conventions. I met Nichols at one of them. She was born in Robbins, Illinois, just a few miles from Palos Heights, where I grew up. We talked about Chicago, the southwest suburbs, and more. Nichols couldn't have been any nicer. She was a real class act. 

Rest in peace.