Fans have been sharing touching "live long and prosper" tributes since legendary 'Star Trek" actor Leonard Nimoy passed away in February 2015. This billboard is one of several that showed up in Atlanta. Jen Rafanan spotted this one on the west side of town. "It is a beautiful, simple, and inspiring tribute to a man who was all those things." The billboard company later released a statement saying they wished to pay tribute to Nimoy and placed 15 such images around Atlanta.
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Alaina Mitchell, a fashion model and physics student in Boston, was one of them. "Intellect harnessed by elegance is so gripping. You are reminded of its rarity and treasure it," she said.
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Paul Roth posted a teary-eyed photo, admitting the news hit him a lot harder than expected. "Leonard Nimoy showed a young, nerdy, bullied me that not only could science be important and valued, but it could literally save entire ships, planets, and galaxies of lives."
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"As a kid, watching 'Star Trek' with my dad always reminded me to never be afraid to look to the stars and imagine what is out there. It's a main reason why I am a designer," said Cincinnati resident Joe Washington.
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Molly Desormeaux, an acting student in Montreal, Quebec, says, "Leonard Nimoy is one of the reasons why I still believe that acting can change people's lives."
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Neil Macdonald from Widnes, United Kingdom, wrote this about Nimoy: "His gentle nature, intelligence and regard for the world around him was wonderful to see on social media, which he always ended #LLAP."
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"Leonard Nimoy taught me to appreciate compassion and empathy, logic and art, both as Spock and as himself," says Kathleen Siegmun of Champaign, Illinois. "He inspired me to go boldly through life and truly experience every moment I will have."
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Gwynne Siak from Seattle shares what she takes from Nimoy's legacy: "critical thinking, compassion, and on fleek eyebrow and hair game."
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"Star Trek and Leonard Nimoy inspired me to be myself, and taught me that no matter what we look like, or our intelligence or anything that makes us different hinders our ability to create a group of friends that will change our lives," says Chelsea Bailey, 22, an administrative assistant and aspiring actress.
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"I feel like I've lost a piece of my childhood," says homemaker and mother Patty Burke. "I grew up watching a very logical Mr. Spock and married a very logical man in 1987. My logical husband died in July 2014 and today, a part of my childhood has taken off on a star-filled trip into the galaxy."
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NASA Astronaut Terry Virts captured this photo from the International Space Station flying over Boston, where Leonard Nimoy was born.
