James Doohan, chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise
in the original "Star Trek" TV series and motion pictures
who responded to the command "Beam me up, Scotty,"
died Wednesday July 20, 2005. He was 85.
Doohan died at 5:30 a.m. at his Redmond, Wash., home
with his wife of 28 years, Wende, at his side, Los Angeles
agent and longtime friend Steve Stevens said. The cause
of death was pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease, he said.
James "Scotty" Doohan will surely be missed
It is indeed a sad day for Star Trek Fans
http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/12920.html
The Associated Press obituary
can be found at http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/20/obit.doohan.ap/
26-Jul-2005