A trailblazing TV and science fiction icon passed away in New Mexico last night. As her son wrote:
"Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration," Johnson said in a statement shared to Nichols' official site on Sunday. "Hers was a life well lived and as such a model for us all."
Indeed. May her spirit forever 'live long and prosper' to use Spock's famous Vulcan phrase.
