Trekky fans are sad to hear the death of Majel Barrett Roddenberry — Star Trek’s “First Lady.”

According to the Roddenberry.com website, she passed away December 18, 2008 at 12:27 AM in her Bel Air home.

The website says “she died peacefully, in her sleep, and was surrounded by family and loved ones.”

In a statement from son Eugene Roddenberry Jr., he says: “My mother truly acknowledged and appreciated the fact that Star Trek fans played a vital role in keeping the Roddenberry dream alive for the past 42 years. It was her love for the fans, and their love in return, that kept her going for so long after my father passed away.”