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From: wales@ucla-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: The passing of James Doohan (?)
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Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 17:57:11 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 16 17:57:11 1985
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In article <324@dolqci.UUCP> mike@dolqci.UUCP (Mike Stalnaker) writes:

>   I heard on the way in to work this morning that Jimmy Doohan,
>   known and loved by us as Commander Montgomery Scott, Chief
>   Engineering Officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise, passed away yes-
>   terday due to a sudden, massive heart attack.  Rest In Peace
>   Jimmy, we'll miss ye.

Can anyone verify (or debunk) this story from another source?

I spent an hour last night double-checking through the last two weeks'
worth of the Los Angeles Times, and I couldn't find any reference to
Doohan's supposed death.

I also checked with the owner of a local sci-fi book shop, who would
almost certainly have heard of this event if it had actually occurred,
and she said she knew nothing about it.

Unless someone can substantiate this story further, I would assume that
either Mike S., or the news announcer he was listening to, probably made
an inadvertent error in identifying the person who died.

The best source (and the easiest to check) would probably be the "Mile-
stones" column in the July 22 edition of Time -- or the analogous column
in Newsweek, Maclean's, or other such magazines.  If THEY don't mention
Doohan's death, then he's probably still with us.  :-}
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