So sad to lose anyone, but especially a true popular culture icon. As others posted, he always seemed like a very nice man - very down to earth, or "down to Vulcan" shall we say in his honor. Thank you for all the memories Mr. Nimoy.
He was also a Sergeant in the United States Army. Bonus fact: while in the service, Sgt. Nimoy supervised Ken Berry, the comedic actor from F-Troop and Mama's Family.