Patrick Swayze has passed away!

Janshotgun · Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:16 pm

Breaking News! He was only 57 years old. Died of pancreatic cancer. He fought so hard!

scrappie_stacie · Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:18 pm

OMGosh I hadn't heard that. RIP Patrick. Dirty Dancing is one of my all time favorite movies.

Cimorosete · Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:19 pm

That is just terrible news, my heart goes out to his family.

JulianaM · Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:20 pm

OH no! That is so sad!!!!

jannyf · Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:23 pm

I loved him & we loved his last series - The Beast. Sorry to see him go. Thoughts & prayers for his family.

fong33 · Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:29 pm

So sad. He was so strong in his fight.

Nikki_E · Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:37 pm

So it is true? I'm sad.

cat1393 · Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:46 pm

So sad. I was truly hoping he had a good fight.

SarahA · Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:53 pm

Oh, no! What a tough battle to fight.

killarney_rose · Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:55 pm

Right now I'm just trying to keep from crying. I didn't think it would be this hard. Buddy and Lisa were two of the most wonderful people I ever had the pleasure of meeting. We used the same trainer for our horses, Tom McNair. I have special memories of being in the ring together with our stallions who were father and son. Buddy showing Tammen and I showing Abcar Ibn Tammen, Tammen's oldest 1st born foal.

Please keep Lisa in your prayers, as Buddy and Lisa were soulmates.

Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:57 pm

oh i loved him...so not fair!!!

gonecamping · Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:59 pm

writerlady · Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:08 pm

I have said prayers for him and for Lisa. I'm so sorry he had to go through this. I hope he is at peace and not in pain anymore. God bless him and Lisa.

kennabeans · Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:12 pm

He seemed like such a positive and kind man. He will be missed.

dianagirly · Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:33 pm

Retiree3 · Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:46 pm

That is so sad. He was a wonderful actor, but from what I've heard and read about him, he was a nice and very caring man.

Janedee · Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:02 pm

I'm so sorry to hear this. He'll really put up a good fight!

pawprints · Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:08 pm

I feel so bad. Rest in peace Patrick.

killarney_rose · Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:34 pm

I just got really angry with a telephone call interview between Anderson Cooper and Barbara Walters and Anderson Cooper.

She said Patrick Swayze was a cowboy. That couldn't be further from the truth.

What Texans consider a cowboy and the definitions. And Buddy is and was a die hard Texan.

Cattleman or Cattlewomen - one who has cattle and raises cattle for beef. Continues learning the best and most profitable way to raise beef to maximize profit while concerned with the health and welfare of their cattle. Are horses used to work the cattle, yes, but not to just play with them.

Cowboy - one who plays with cattle.

Horseman or Horsewoman - one who studies horses, is passionate about their correct care, one who never stops learning about horses.

A cowboy eats lives and breathes to have an excuse to rope a cow.

Buddy had Arabians, he lived for Lisa and his horses in that order. Third was his work in the movies and television. He never stopped learning about the bloodlines of the Arabian Breed, loved the history of the breed and fell in love with the Straight Egyptian Arabians through Tom & Rita McNair who he met through his mother's dance studio. Tom and Rita had their children enrolled in the dance studio at the time Tom was training for Glennloch Farms. I remember Buddy smiling as he said he so wished he could control his nerves in the show ring.

Sorry, I just had to vent.....Buddy was a great horseman.....and not a Cowboy!

butterfly843 · Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:36 pm

So sad he was one of my favorites.

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