trek-tracks:trek-tracks:I Can Spare Me: The Leonard McCoy StoryDeForest Kelley would have been 100 t
trek-tracks:trek-tracks:I Can Spare Me: The Leonard McCoy StoryDeForest Kelley would have been 100 today (January 20, 1920).He was, by all accounts, a delightful and kind human being, a “sassy gentleman friend” who never caused any on-set drama, helped others, encouraged his friends to stand up for themselves, and was utterly devoted to the cause of animal welfare, and to his love for his wife.I’d like to thank him for creating such a wonderful, indelible, contrary character: blunt yet compassionate, brilliant but “just an old country doctor,” brash but warm, insulting but caring, dismissive of command or fame but completely loyal to his found family and changing the face of future medicine, endlessly complaining about the little things while quietly sacrificing himself. It’s been such a treat to spend time with Leonard McCoy, and so wonderful to make connections with so many who have been inspired by him.Who knows how many medical advances have been made because of the countless people who decided to practice medicine because Bones convinced them of its importance?Happy hundredth, De. You may be stardust, but your work will live on for a very long time. -- source link