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A sad day for all us ‘Trekkies’:  Majel Rodenberry had succumbed to laukemia and passed away!

Not for nothing was she known as ‘The First Lady of Star Trek’! 

Not only was she a brilliant actress, she was also the muse who inspired her husband, Gene Roddenberry, as he created the epic series, Star Trek.  And, yes, Majel’s independence and intelligence did indeed inspire Gene!

He originally created the series for Marjorie – she was to be cast as ‘Number One’ – the second in command – of a starship.  However, the TV executives deemed that the audiences were not ready to accept a woman in such a leadership role… she had to don a blond wig and be satisfied with being re-cast as ‘Nurse Chapel’.  And what a nurse she was!

Gene Roddenberry continued to push the social envelope.  The original series even included the first ‘interracial kiss’ on TV! 

When Star Trek, The New Generation revived the Star Trek Saga, Majel Roddenberry was there, too!  Her brilliant portrayal of Lwaxana Troi made the character come to life.  In my never-humble-opinion, this role was excellent for her:  only someone with the self conficence to ‘push the social envelope’ with grace could have made Lwaxana as believable and multi-facetted character as Majel did.

Majel was the only person to appear in every one of the Star Trek series – truly, she WAS the First Lady of Star Trek!