Tuesday, September 15, 2009

In Memoriam

Patrick Swayze

1952 - 2009


Rest In Peace

"Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today (Monday Spetember 24th) 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. Swayze died in Los Angeles, Wolf said, but declined to give further details.

Patrick had been battling pancreatic cancer since January 2008. You can read the complete obituary from The Huffington Post here.

I leave you with my favorite Patrick Swayze performance of all time...

5 comments:

SpryOnTheWall said...

So sad. That SNL sketch is one of my all time favorites too! So sad that both guys are gone now.

Belle de Ville said...

So sad...he was so young.
And, God could that man dance!

chateaudelu said...

The Patrick Swayze on SNL is my top contender for a Halloween costume this year. So sad.

MFAMB said...

sniff. GREAT swayze moment. farley too.
although i never truly thought pswayze was a GREAT actor, i did love me some roadhouse!!!
it sucks he's gone.

Zakary said...

I love me some Patrick Swayze.

And he was the same age as my dad when he passed away from pancreatic cancer.

I hate that disease with every fiber of my being.