DeForest Kelley: A Harvest of Memories


Blurb 
As we approached the hospital, the song "For Once in My Life" came on the radio, hauntingly rendered by Robert Goulet. I was living every word of it, silently, very near tears, thinking about how caring for De these past weeks had been my opportunity to pay him back for all the times he had been there for me. The lyrics hit me hard. I had no idea they were affecting De as well. As I was steering the Lexus to the hospital entrance and braking to a stop, the final line ("I have someone who needs me") rang out.

De reached over, patted my hand sincerely and said, "I need you, dear girl." Tears flooded my eyes and I cried out, "Oh, God, De!" I exited the door, went to the trunk, lifted the wheelchair out, unfolded it and then pushed it to his side of the car. As I lifted De out of the car, I sniffled, "You have perfect timing, Mr. Kelley!" We were both in tears. He said, "You're terrific," and I said, "You're pretty terrific yourself, you know!" We wept all the way to Carolyn's room.

Just before leaving the hospital I whispered into De's room as he slept, "Goodnight, sweet prince." It made me cry, but it seemed a good way to ask the angels to keep a close eye on him.

Contents 
Foreword
Acknowledgments

Part One 
Discovering DeForest Kelley 1968-1993
The Adventure Continues....
Happy Birthday to Me
Humor – A Difficult Concept
Star "Wars" – 1988
The Movie
Hopes and Dreams
The Move
Paramount Problemo
Walk of Fame Games
House Hunting – Kelley Style
The Kelleys Meet Deaken
Seattle Convention – 1990
Oktobertrek Shenanigans
More House-Hunting – Kelley Style
Michael Landon's Battle With Cancer
Security Guards and Mistaken Notions
So Close... And Yet So Far...
Surprising Sue
Father's Day
Visit to the Set of Star Trek VI
Capturing a Half-Century of Love on Film
Star Trek Ceremonies – 1991
Star Ceremony Reception at Paramount
Steady Work at Last!
Thanksgiving 1992
Creation Convention Pasadena California 4/4/93
Visits and Calls and Such, Oh My!
TV Guide Antics
Surprise Trip to Valley Forge
Valley Forge

Part Two: 1994-1998 
Northridge Earthquake 1994
Typewriters and Computers and Software Oh My!
Transportation Travails and Transitions
Medical Maladies Multiply
Deaken's Final Days – The Kelleys' Helping Ways
Valentine's Day 1997
"A Communion of Sorts"
Carolyn Breaks Her Leg
De Devotes Time to Our Troubles

Part Three: 1999 
Being There: Days of Devotion
The Only Things Certain Are Death... and Taxes
Epilogue

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