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Aw, damn. What a truly kind manโ€ฆ RIP, Walter. โค๏ธ๐Ÿ––๐Ÿผ

George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

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Indeed! I met Walter when I was director of development at New Frontiers, a few years before I worked for Majel. Walter & I became friends. I loved when he and Mark Lenard did "The Boys in Autumn" in Thousand Oaks. Walter was kind, humble, and the real deal. Such a sad day. ๐Ÿ’”

I attended the weekend long celebration and the ceremony in September 2012 when he got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Such a special man who helped me have a happier childhood. ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ––๏ฟผ ๏ฟผ