57-year-old Patrick Swayze battled pancreatic cancer for almost 2 years before succumbing to the disease Monday in Los Angeles. His wife of 34 years, Lisa Niemi, and his brother were reportedly by his side.
Swayze, an actor and dancer is best known for his roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, which also starred Whoopi Goldberg. The View co-host released this statement about her friend. She said, “Patrick was a really good man, a funny man and one to whom I owe much that I can’t ever repay. I believe in Ghost’s message, so he’ll always be near.”
Despite being diagnosed with Cancer in January 2008, Swayze continued to act, starring in the A&E drama, The Beast, where he worked 12 hour days while undergoing chemotherapy.
Last year Swayze sat down with Barbara Walters and admitted he was going through hell. He said , "There's a lot of fear here…. Yeah, I'm scared. Yeah, I'm angry. Yeah, I'm [asking] why me.?”
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