Now that's sad....

Apparently he couldn't hold it any longer..... o_O

bummer.

that is sad. but if you read it, he was 85. his wife was 28 years old? ::shudder::

"" with his wife of 28 years, Wende, at his side,""

that means they had been married for 28 years, not that she is 28 years old..

It's still possible that she's 28 years old. :|
-:sigma.SB

uhh, no it actually isnt. her minimum age must be 44 because the minimum age for marriage with parental consent in the USA/canada is 16 if i recall correctly. without parental consent she would have to be at least 46, assuming she married him at age 18.

However on the other hand she cant be much older than 50 because they had a child in 2000.

Actually, it depends on the state, in some states it's as low as 12, for females w/ parental consent. And in California & Mississippi, there is no minimum age limit, as long as they have parental and/or Judge's consent. http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/topics/Table_Marriage.htm

But anyway, why are we discussing this in the first place?

We'll miss you, Scotty.

Is it sad that I can describe the plot for the ST:TNG episode the picture on CNN's page was taken from?

you mean the one with the dyson sphere?

Yup.

We'll miss you Scotty :(