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Handwritten letter
On September 14, 2009, Swayze passed away. His passing was lamented by devoted followers all across the world, but none could miss him more than his devoted wife. Patrick’s last act of love for his wife was to leave behind a handwritten note. In a subsequent episode of ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Swayze reads aloud from the letter he wrote to Lisa. “How grateful I am that you chose to love me,” the actor wrote. “I know that because of you, I’ve found my spirit. I saw the man I wanted to be,” Swayze continued in the audio clip of the book and added: “You are my woman, my lover, my mate and my lady. I loved you forever, I love you now and I will love you forever more.”The tragic passing of Patrick Swayze
Many assumed that Swayze’s death was the result of his lifelong habit of smoking. Swayze maintained his professional obligations and smoking habit during his cancer treatment. “I’ve seriously cut down,” Patrick told Barbara Walters. “I was one of those dumb ones that started back in the Marlborough Man days whose — you know, it was cool. I’m a cowboy. But I’ll tell you one thing. I will talk so hard core against, against smoking for kids. That’s one reason I’ve never smoked in front of children.” But, his physician disagreed. It was “quite an accomplishment,” he said, that Swayze had managed to live for two years with the illness. ”I think at the point that one is already diagnosed with cancer, there’s little additional harm in it,” Dr. Fisher said. “And if it — it seems to provide him some comfort or partly identity of who he is, I certainly have no objections to that.” When he passed away, Patrick bought a house for his mom and began having his wife, Lisa, send her a monthly allowance. His wife was to inherit $40 million of his fortune. Patrick Swayze’s legacy endures via his unforgettable film roles and in the hearts of those who miss him every day, even though he has been gone for a long time. Please SHARE this article with your Family and Friends on Facebook.ADVERTISEMENT