The death of film icon Patrick Swayze definitely left its mark on Hollywood.
Many celebrities who were friends and colleagues to the late star have spoken out about his death and all of them are saying quite beautiful things.
Patrick's
Ghost co-star
Whoopi Goldberg said him, "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."
C. Thomas Howell, who was Patrick's co-star in
The Outsiders,
Red Dawn and
Grandview, U.S.A. had much to say about his special friend: "I have always had a special place in my heart for Patrick. While I was fortunate enough to work with him in three films, it was our passion for horses that forged a friendship between us that I treasure to this day. Not only did we lose a fine actor today, I lost my older
Outsiders brother. My heart goes out to not only his entire family, but all his fans as well."
Patrick's two most famous female leads also spoke out about his death.
Jennifer Grey, who played opposite Patrick in the enormous hit
Dirty Dancing released a statement saying, "Patrick was a rare and beautiful combination of raw masculinity and amazing grace. Gorgeous and strong, he was a real cowboy with a tender heart. He was fearless and insisted on always doing his own stunts, so it was not surprising to me that the war he waged on his cancer was so courageous and dignified. When I think of him, I think of being in his arms when we were kids, dancing, practicing the lift in the freezing lake, having a blast doing this tiny little movie we thought no one would ever see. My heart goes out to his wife and childhood sweetheart,
Lisa Niemi, to his mom, Patsy, and to the rest of their family."
His other lady,
Demi Moore, his
Ghost co-star, said, "Patrick you are loved by so many and your light will forever shine in all of our lives. In the words of Sam to Molly, 'It's amazing Molly. The love inside, you take it with you.' I will miss you."
As a huge fan of Patrick Swayze's for most of my life I'm still pretty much in shock over his death. I mean,
I know he looked frail and quite sickly, but it's still incredibly sad. I think we all know what this means though. Who is coming over for the Patrick Swayze marathon? I'm thinking
The Outsiders,
Dirty Dancing and
Ghost. We can sit down and miss Patrick together as we drown our sorrows in ice cream.
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