Patrick Swayze Dies at 57

Dancer, actor and devoted husband.

Patrick Swayze lost his battle with cancer today at the age of 57. He had pancreatic cancer.

Swayze's rep Annett Wolf confirmed the sad news with the following statement, "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months."

Throughout his battle, Swayze continued to work, never giving up hope. We remember watching him in an interview with Barbara Walters when he said, "I'd say five years is pretty wishful thinking. 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." He also said in that same interview, "There's a lot of fear here. Yeah, I'm scared. Yeah, I'm angry. Yeah, I'm [asking], 'Why me?'"

It was a fabulous interview and we are sure The View will be showing pieces of it tomorrow on the show. Whoopi Goldberg was also a longtime and close friend of Swayze's. They worked together on the amazing film Ghost for which Goldberg won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She said that he never would have won if it weren't for Swayze. Back in March 2008, Goldberg said on The View, ""When I won my Academy Award, the only person I really thanked was Patrick."We are sure tomorrow will be a tough day for her to host The View.

Who didn't love Patrick Swayze? With films like Dirty Dancing and Ghost, he won our hearts right from the start. A great actor and gifted dancer. But, the part we love most was the love he had for his wife. True love in real life. Patrick Swayze met his wife Lisa Niemi when he was 19 and she was 15. She was a dancing student of his mother's. They fell in love and have been married since 1975. Niemi is a licensed pilot and would fly Patrick to Standford University Medical Center for his treatments. They never gave up hope.

Patrick Swayze's talent and vibrant personality will be missed.

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