# RIP Patti Yasutake (Nurse Ogawa, ST:TNG) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death, star-trek-paramount\ **Created:** [August 6, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-patti-yasutake-nurse-ogawa-st-tng/1005356 "2024-08-06T23:41:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-patti-yasutake-nurse-ogawa-st-tng/1005356/1 "2024-08-06T23:41:32Z")
Patti Yasutake, who played lower decker Nurse Alyssa Ogawa on _Star Trek: The Next Generation,_ has died of cancer at the age of 70. > **[Patti Yasutake, Who Played Star Trek: TNG’s Nurse Ogawa, Dead at 70](https://tvline.com/news/patti-yasutake-dead-cause-of-death-star-trek-next-generation-nurse-ogawa-1235312441/)** > > Patti Yasutake, who played Nurse Ogawa on Star Trek: The Next Generation and co-starred on Netflix's BEEF, is dead at 70 — read obituary. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-patti-yasutake-nurse-ogawa-st-tng/1005356/2 "2024-08-07T00:11:17Z")
Awwww! RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-patti-yasutake-nurse-ogawa-st-tng/1005356/3 "2024-08-07T00:24:59Z")
One hopes she is now at Level 47 or beyond.