This post is long overdue. Back in 2019, I wrote about my 50th anniversary Fan Expo Star Trek lunchbox. It was produced in 2016 and, at that time, four main cast members were still alive: William Shatner, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig. Three of them were guests at that year’s Fan Expo convention in Toronto, and I had each sign for me.

Missing was Walter Koenig. I liked the idea of commemorating the anniversary by gathering their signatures on one item, so I waited on Walter’s return to Toronto.

He has not graced our city since then, but a good friend named Jason travelled to Vegas for the big Trek convention in 2021 and he carried my collectible with him and got it signed. Thank you, Jason, and I am sorry it took so long for me to update this story.

That little metal box took on a melancholy air when Nichelle Nichols died in July of 2022, and it will get sadder as each member of that group leaves us in the future.

But I like that it commemorates the 50th, and it is a treasured addition to my collection.