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The passing of Tasha Yar in the first season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" was one of the series' saddest and most shocking deaths, but the character was written out because of actress Denise Crosby's desire to leave the show. Season 1, Episode 22, titled "Skin of Evil," marked…