Patrick Swayze died

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[Jenn! 918]

RIP

I used to watch the part over and over when he jumps off the stage, turns around when the guy says "hey, baby".

Edited September 15, 2009 by Jenn!

[AlHayatZween 2]

(F) :(

[Nagishkaw 510]

Very sad, indeed.

[Marilyn. 340]

wow really...

Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

"Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," said a statement released Monday evening by his publicist, Annett Wolf. No other details were given.

Fans of the actor were saddened to learn in March 2008 that Swayze was suffering from a particularly deadly form of cancer.

He had kept working despite the diagnosis, putting together a memoir with his wife and shooting "The Beast," an A&E drama series for which he had already made the pilot. It drew a respectable 1.3 million viewers when the 13 episodes ran in 2009, but A&E said it had reluctantly decided not to renew it for a second season.

Swayze said he opted not to use painkilling drugs while making "The Beast" because they would have taken the edge off his performance. He acknowledged that time might be running out given the grim nature of the disease.

When he first went public with the illness, some reports gave him only weeks to live, but his doctor said his situation was "considerably more optimistic" than that.

"I'd say five years is pretty wishful thinking," Swayze told ABC's Barbara Walters in early 2009. "Two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics. I want to last until they find a cure, which means I'd better get a fire under it."

full article here....http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...nBpDkQD9ANDT0O0

Edited September 15, 2009 by Marilyn.

[Eveline 9]

Very sad....RIP Patrick Swayze

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[forchika 4]

....love Patrick Swayze may he rest in peace!!!!!! Edited September 15, 2009 by forchika

[john & jean 37]

very sad indeed

[Dave and Helena 0]

So sad. He became one of my favorite actors when he played Orry in North and South.

Edited September 15, 2009 by Dave and Helena

[Malrothien 6]

Ahh fvuk. What a crappy day. RIP, Patrick.

[gabby4ever 1]

what a loss RIP patrick

[MonkeyJuice 3]

Oh no that's so sad

RIP Patrick

[Otto 83]

Seemed like a nice guy - sad ending