Yesterday, a wonderful entertainer and devoted family man left us. Patrick Swayze lost a twenty month battle with pancreatic cancer, his family surrounding him.
He was raised by a single mom, a dancer and dance instructor, to whom he remained close throughout his life. From an early age, he was his mother's best and favorite dance partner. He married a fellow dancer and stayed married until his death. He spoke of the women in his life with true fondness and respect. Costars commented on his kindness and respect. No scandal ever attached to him. He was an old fashioned man.
He gave female hearts young and old a swoon with his lean athletic body attached to that mane of thick hair. That his face didn't quite measure up to traditional craggy handsomeness did not matter at all. Besides, that man could dance.
Patrick, thanks for the gift of your grace and beauty. Thanks for being a gentleman in an often crude world. I am glad for your sake that the pain and deterioration and uncertainty is over. But, selfishly, I will miss you and what you stand for.
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