When Patrick Swayze first came onto the Hollywood scene, he was the ultimate sexy, bad boy. Displaying his gorgeous arms, and a genuine smile, he fought the bad guys and won. And, of course, I adored him. He was the leader of the pack. I watched 'The Outsiders' and 'Roadhouse' over and over, and watched him from film to film, panting over his easy, righteous, masculine authority. He was King.
In the real world, he was even more manly than the characters that he portrayed. His Queen was his wife, Lisa. He clearly loved and worshipped her, and was married to her for 34 years. They renewed their wedding vows last year, after 33 years of marriage, which is absolutely unheard of in Hollywood.
Goodbye Patrick. I will miss you, and will never forget you. Thank you for being so bad, and so good.