Majel Barrett Roddenberry passes away at age 76!

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<p>SDC did an article as well:</p><p><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3" color="#1b4872"></font><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3" color="#1b4872"><strong>Ashes of 'Star Trek' Creator's Widow to Fly in Space&nbsp; </strong></font></p><p><font><font><font face="arial" size="2"><font face="arial"><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1"><em><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">" The ashes of actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, will be launched into deep space alongside those of her husband in a memorial spaceflight slated for 2012. </span></em></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1"><em><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Roddenberry died of leukemia last month at age 76 and was involved with her late husband's "Trek" creation for more than 40 years, most recently as the voice of the ship's computer in the upcoming film "Star Trek" directed by J.J. Abrams.</span></em></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1"><em></em></font><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><font size="2"><em>She was touted as "The First Lady of Star Trek" and had been involved in the franchise since its beginning, when she portrayed Number One - the second in command of the starship Enterprise - in the original series pilot. She later returned as Nurse Christine Chapel, Lwaxana Troi and the computer's voice across all five television series in the franchise.&nbsp; ... "</em></font><br /></span></p></font></font></font></font>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="1">I put on my robe and wizard hat...</font> </div>