tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Aug 21 18:31:04 1998
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Persis Khambatta
- From: SuSvaj <[email protected]>
- Subject: Persis Khambatta
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 20:36:41 -0500
Do'Ha' tlhIHvaD De'vam vInobnIS.
> In great sadness, I am reporting today the passing of Persis
>Khambatta. She played "Ilia" in the film "Star Trek (1)-The Motion
>Picture". Her character was that of a Deltan from the planet Delta 4,
>and she was the ships Navigation Officer. We all know that all Deltans
>had to take a vow of celibacy to serve on a Starship. She was linked
>with new Enterprise Captain Will Decker (Stephen Collins), who had
>served some time on her home planet during his Star Fleet career.
> Ms. Khambatta was 49, and passed away Tuesday, August 18, 1998, in
>her home city of Bombay, India, from a heart attack. She won the crown
>of Miss India in 1965.
> I was on the Paramount Trek Web Site very early this morning where I
>first received this information. When I received my Free Press at about
>6:30 A.M., the obituary was listed there. I had to use both the paper
>and the "Star Trek Encyclopedia" to put this material together.
> Sorry for the bad news.
SuSvaj