HOLLYWOOD - Paramount Pictures' long-time producer A.C. Lyles hosted a private memorial in honor of DeForest Kelley, Tuesday, June 22. The service took place in the Paramount Studio Theater at 4:30 p.m. PT.

Lyles, a friend of Mr. Kelley since 1940, spoke of Kelley's accomplishments and early life, including his boyhood in Georgia, his move as a young man to California, his World War II military service, and his early screen tests for Paramount. A highlight of the memorial was a video tribute, edited by ST:VOY Supervising Producer Peter Lauritson, following Mr. Kelley's career through his first screen appearance in "Fear in the Night" through Westerns with the likes of Henry Fonda and Richard Widmark -- and eventually his most special moments as "Bones" McCoy in TV and film.

Many of Mr. Kelley's long time co-stars were in attendance, as well as members of the Star Trek family from other series and projects who knew him by reputation and convention appearances. The entire event was videotaped for his widow Carolyn, who is recuperating from a leg injury and was unable to attend.