# Reports are that Patrick Swayze has passed away **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 15, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112 "2009-09-15T00:21:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/21 "2009-09-15T05:29:50Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > I had the pleasure of working with Patrick and his wife, Lisa, many years ago. > They were both genuinely nice people, and Patrick was always really friendly with his fans who would come up and ask for autographs. > > Patrick was also one of those people who put his arm on your shoulder when he would talk to you. Although it can be annoying when people do that, he seemed to get away with it with his down-home charm and ease. > > They had a ranch and worked on it pretty much by themselves - he would tell stories of shoveling horse manure, baling hay, cleaning stalls - and you could tell by the way he described it that he really enjoyed doing it. > > So sorry to hear this news - and I cannot imagine the pain Lisa is going through right now. He sounds like a nice dude. I was kind of indifferent, (just never saw many of his movies) about his death, until I read this thread. Married for a long time, hard working, down-to-Earth… now I kind of feel bad for not seeing more of his films. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/22 "2009-09-15T07:54:01Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I can’t think of a single thing I ever saw him in that I liked, but I have to admit, he always seemed like an okay guy. > > RIP, Swayze. Didn’t care for any of his movies, but he must have had a great sense of humor and self to do [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgEVUWIwNLw&feature=related). C ya Pat. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/23 "2009-09-15T12:29:00Z")
My crush on him began when he played Orry Main in _North and South_. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/24 "2009-09-15T12:47:08Z")
I’ve always had the sense that he didn’t aspire to being a respected Shakespearian actor, that he knew what his niche was in movies and filled it well. Ghost, Roadhouse, Point Break, and Dirty Dancing are all easily rewatchable. I’ve long had a soft spot for him because the day I moved into my dorm and put a framed photo of my boyfriend (who is now my husband) on a shelf a girl picked it up and squealed “Gwendee! He looks like Patrick Swayze!” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/25 "2009-09-15T18:07:43Z")
I first heard this when Channel Five was giving news highlights for their 10:00 show. Then Hosue back on just when House was diagnosing a patient with pancreatic cancer. At the time, it was very, very creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/26 "2009-09-15T18:26:10Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > Watch Whoopi Goldberg closely over the next few days. [Henry VIII](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsCeVdCDqjE) ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/27 "2009-09-15T18:28:26Z")
[too soon?](http://www.speedofwood.com/thelist/217/too-soon-2/) ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/28 "2009-09-15T18:32:46Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > [too soon?](http://www.speedofwood.com/thelist/217/too-soon-2/) Oh POO! I was going to have a facebook quote with the same theme! I then thought it may be too much for my ultra sensitive friends who are all admitting their crushes on him in there status updates. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/29 "2009-09-15T18:49:17Z")
You both got beat by post #20. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/30 "2009-09-15T18:58:23Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > [too soon?](http://www.speedofwood.com/thelist/217/too-soon-2/) Nah, I’m seeing that all over the internet. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/31 "2009-09-15T19:12:36Z")
Nobody puts Baby in the corner! ---
**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/32 "2009-09-15T19:35:00Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > You both got beat by post #20. Dude, Post 20’s link yields a 503 error. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/33 "2009-09-15T19:48:30Z")
> [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](#): > > Dude, Post 20’s link yields a 503 error. Go figure. Works fine for me. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/34 "2009-09-15T20:29:44Z")
I remember an interview he gave early on, talking about growing up in Texas and getting hassled because he was studying ballet (his mom was a dance teacher), but he loved to dance. So he kept at it, and whaddaya know, he became a movie star. So follow your dreams, kids! Yes, very down-to-earth and normal, to the point where I actually got _mad at him_ when he seemed to be developing a bit of a drinking problem. I watched a Maggie Smith movie a few months ago (a _very_ black comedy called _Keeping Mum_) in which he played a sleazy character not a million miles removed from his _Donnie Darko_ character. I kept wondering what attracted him to such roles and whether it would hurt his career. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/35 "2009-09-15T20:58:36Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > You both got beat by post #20. doh! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112/36 "2009-09-16T00:58:09Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > … now I kind of feel bad for not seeing more of his films. [You can always rent 'em.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Swayze#Filmography) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-are-that-patrick-swayze-has-passed-away/510112.md?page=1)