Shatner explained in a series of tweets Saturday that he was in Florida for a Red Cross Ball and could not make it to Los Angeles in time for Sunday’s service. His daughters will represent the family, he said.
“I feel really awful. Here I am doing charity work and one of my dearest friends is being buried,” he tweeted Saturday. “So let’s spend some time tomorrow celebrating Leonard’s life and remembering the man.”
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Nimoy died Friday at 83. He was best known for his portrayal of “Star Trek’s” logic-driven, half-human science officer Spock, an ally and foil to Shatner’s earnest Captain Kirk.
Fans honor Nimoy
