Majel Barrett-Roddenberry,  the First Lady of Star Trek, passed away earlier today after a battle with leukemia which was diagnosed earlier this year.  She is best known as Nurse Chapel who pined for Mr. Spock in the original Star Trek series and as Lwaxana Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation.  She also was in the original pilot of the original series, The Cage, and voiced the computer in the later incarnations of Star Trek, including the new Star Trek movie.

She is survived by her son Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry Jr. who, with her friends, accompanied her in her last hours.

It is a sad day for family, friends, and fans.

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