The death of Leonard Nimoy is still being felt around the world, but nowhere is the loss more felt than within the Star Trek community. Nimoy’s co-stars and others linked to the iconic franchise paid tribute to Mr. Spock on Friday.

Nimoy died on Friday at age 83. He played the role of Spock, the half-human, half-Vulcan science officer, on Star Trek from the series’ launch in 1966.

William Shatner, who once had to deliver a eulogy to Spock on the big screen, tweeted, "I loved him like a brother. We will all miss his humor, his talent, and his capacity to love."



George Takei, who played Sulu during the original series and movies with Nimoy, wrote several Facebook tributes to Nimoy. “Today, the world lost a great man, and I lost a great friend. We return you now to the stars, Leonard. You taught us to ‘Live Long And Prosper,’ and you indeed did, friend. I shall miss you in so many, many ways,” he wrote in one post.

In another, Takei simply stated, “Rest in peace with the stars, my dear friend..”

Zachary Quinto, the only other actor to play adult Spock on the big screen, wrote a heartbreaking tribute on Instagram, with a picture of Nimoy. “My heart is broken. i love you profoundly my dear friend. and i will miss you everyday. may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest,” Quinto wrote.

image via Instagram from Zachary Quinto

J.J. Abrams, who cast Quinto to play Spock in the new Trek movies, posted a handwritten note on his Bad Robot Twitter page. Nimoy played an important role in Abrams’ 2009 movie and had a cameo in Star Trek Into Darkness.




image via Twitter from Bad Robot

While Sir Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation, they also got to work with Nimoy several times.





Lastly, the official Trek Twitter page noted that the team was “deeply saddened” by the news, as we all were.




image via Twitter from Star Trek

Nimoy’s own final tweet is being called the perfect farewell from an icon. “Long Live and Prosper” are his final words to the public.



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