Gene Roddenberry Continued
On September 4, 1986, Gene Roddenberry's fans presented him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the first writer/producer to be so honored.  Star Trek: The Next Generation, in its first year in syndicationn, was awarded with the 1987 Peabody Award for the "Best of the Best".  The series also garnered many of the prestigious Emmy awards throughout its seven year run.  In February 1990, the March of Dimes honored Roddenberry with the Jack Benny Memorial Award of lifetime achievement.

On Thursday, October 24, 1991 Gene Roddenberry passed away and a world not so far away mourned the loss of one of television's foremost pioneers.  At the time of his passing, Gene was survived by his wife Majel Barrett ("Nurst Chapel" from Star Trek and "Lwaxana Troi" in Star Trek: The Next Generation) and their 17- year-old son, Gene Roddenberry, JR., his two grown daughters from a previous marriage, as well as two grandchildren.

In addition to having served as executive consultant on Star Trek feature productions, Roddenberry added "novelist" to his writing repertoire.  His novelization of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (Pocket Books, 1979) sold close to a million copies and was ranked number one on the national bestseller lits for many weeks.

The legacy of Star Trek, as created by Gene Roddenberry, continues to grow as the newest series, Enterprise, joins Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.  Star Trek: The Next Generation has evolved into a feature film series, debuting in 1994 with "Star Trek Generations".  Roddenberry is often affectionately referred to as the "Great Bird of the Galaxy."

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