Patrick Swayze dies at age 57

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Patrick Swayze dies at age 57
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Mon, 09-14-2009 - 10:37pm
He fought a tough fight.  RIP
 

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Registered: 01-04-2009
Mon, 09-14-2009 - 10:41pm
A couple of months ago, he still seemed optimistic of beating this. It is so sad that he's gone.

 

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Registered: 01-31-2006
Tue, 09-15-2009 - 8:21am

Condolences to his lovely wife Lisa, and his Mother Patsy and family. Patrick gave us many wonderful movies to enjoy. He gave this horrible disease one heck of a Texas fight! I will always remember him because I named my youngest son Dalton after him from his movie "Roadhouse".

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Registered: 03-18-2000
Tue, 09-15-2009 - 8:44am

May he RIP.


I watched the recent series he made for TV. In the course of the show his physical appearance changed he became thinner & more gaunt.


http://www.aetv.com/the-beast/

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Registered: 02-20-2007
Tue, 09-15-2009 - 9:42am

As in that classic flick "Ghost", you now can watch the rest of us struggle through every day life Patrick. You're at peace now. God bless you and your loving, caring family. Keep an eye on them. You may sit down and write something like this to them one day friend:


Death is nothing at all...I have only slipped away into the next room...I am I and you are you...whatever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the easy way in which you always did. Put no difference into your tone; wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be forever spoken with effect, without the ghost of a shadow on it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was; there is absolutely unbroken continuity. What is this death but a negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is well.


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Registered: 03-23-2003
Tue, 09-15-2009 - 12:55pm

May he rest in peace.


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 09-15-2009 - 2:16pm
That was a beautiful message you posted. Thank you for sharing...I think I will copy it and use it sometime when it is needed.
 
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Registered: 02-20-2007
Tue, 09-15-2009 - 2:58pm

Why you're very welcome. My dad passed away in 2000.....and I will admit to you I couldn't shake his loss. He was not only my friend and father, but I knew our large family unit would never be the same after he left us....and I was right. It was like Teddy Kennedy passing for their family. Anyway, a guy I work with here must have noticed how depressed I was at the time, so one day he came into my office here and shut my door and handed me a small card with that poem on it. He said a friend of his gave it to him after his brother died unexpectedly, and it helped him....and he wanted to do the same for someone else. The poem was written by a man named Henry Scott Holland. I keep it here with me at all times. I have shared it with others over the years, and without fail they tell me later how much those words made sense to them, and greatly in dealing with their sorrow and loss.


I tend to be an emotional person when a loved one passes. I cry every time I read or write that poem.....lol. I did again today. Can't help it....sometimes I wish I wasn't like that, but I lean toward being passionate about everything I do, and slobbering like a bumbling idiot when sharing Holland's poem is something I cannot stop......a peer of mine came by shortly after I posted this today.....he asked if I was alright.....hmmmm.....why would he ask me that I thought? Then it dawned on me it's because I had tears running down my cheeks!!! OMG, how embarrassing.....lol.


I'm glad you enjoyed it. That makes it all worthwhile. Pass it on when a friend needs a shoulder to lean on. They'll thank you just like you thanked me. Isn't that what life's all about?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 09-16-2009 - 12:26am

The story of the way you received the poem is almost as sweet as the poem....what a lovely gift to give to someone who is grieving. Sorry for your loss, my parents died over 25 yrs ago and some days everything seems to bring it all back. You don't ever get over the loss, but you learn to cope.

Hugs, Sandi

 
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Registered: 02-20-2007
Wed, 09-16-2009 - 10:20am

I agree with you about never really getting over the loss of a parent......for those of us who had a great time growing up around people that genuinely cared about us, it's tough when they pass on.....:(


On another note, a couple of years ago I used to post on "50 & Fabulous". I seem to recall "seeing" you on that board. I finally decided to stop going there because I was the only male around.....geezy, talk about feeling somewhat of a minority. Funny thing was, I didn't realize it for a month or so......thinking there had to be other males that were over 50 and had things to contribute. Never happened though. I had just become a grandparent for the first time back then.....her name was Penelope Rose........she's 28 months old now and the cutest little bundle of love in the world.


Have a wonderful day, and hugs back at ya.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 09-16-2009 - 11:17am

Ah yes, what a small, small world!

 

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