Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #12 March 2015 | Page 5

This evening, the 27th of February, I saw the first messages announcing his death. I dreaded this time would
come one day. To me Leonard Nimoy seemed both
immortal and ancient, like a good book. Since I first
became interested in his work several years ago, he
changed me as a person. And I consider it an honour to
have lived on the same planet as him.
Leonard Nimoy was born on March 26, 1931 in
Boston, Massachusetts. His childhood was harsh, and
as with every person, it defined who he became. As
Nimoy wrote in his autobiography I am M