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Patrick Swayze’s Wife Lisa Niemi ‘Broken up’

Posted by Adam

Saturday September 19, 2009

Patrick Swayze and Lisa NiemiPatrick Swayze‘s wife Lisa Niemi has been inconsolable since the actor passed away earlier this week.

Swayze died Monday after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

The couple first met in 1970 when Swayze was 18 years old and Niemi, 14.

And Lisa, 53, who married the Dirty Dancing star in 1975, is struggling to cope.

“They had a deep love,” a source told America’s Star magazine. “She is so broken up. She was hoping for a miracle, and it never came.”

The source adds that Lisa is currently moving ahead with plans to scatter her late husband’s ashes on their New Mexico ranch.

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  • AL

    seemed like a good person, never heard a bad word about he or his wife. seems like the the kind of person the world will miss. god bless and happy trails.

  • http://comcast Martha Medellin

    I am so sad by your pats death. ishould have gone in hus place,to bad you never had any chilren. what was wonderful you were two good people living here was glad god let us know you thru your lifes. i said a rosary for you the day he transfered planets. we all loved him in the family . I will wish that he can come to you as in Ghost. Our love to you and your pets and family. we love you . love Martha

  • http://160752@live.com Deborah Rolle

    Mr. Patrick Swayze was one of my favorite actors, He’ll be surely missed by Americans and people from all around the world. He was such a great and inspiring actor, I love all of his movies.
    May his soul rest in peace.

    forever love,
    Deborah Rolle (The Bahamas)

  • http://www.ardeesalessytem.com Ardell Nagle

    Great actor, great couple. I will miss him. This is one couple that stayed away from the fray of Hollywood, the stories in the tabloids. Of course Patrick had talent he didn’t need that constant attention of the tabloids to make a name for himself, he earned a name for himself just by being a sexy dancing actor. And he did this all with charm. When I learned that he had cancer of the pancreas my heart sank, because I already knew first hand what he had to face, losing a cousin to same type of cancer, but I was hoping they had found Patrick’s soon enough to help. But as we all know you are already in the fourth stage before it is found.
    God Bless, you Lisa my prayers are with you.

  • Pam Lott

    Dear Lisa,
    The world litterly is heart broken about the loss of your dear husband. As a woman that has recently lost the love of my life, my heart goes out to you. The grief you are experiencing is beyond anything I could even imagine. As I lost my beloved, I had no idea the depth of grief would be so deep and so strong. You are most assurdly experiencing the same. I pray you will be able to call upon God to help you with this grief. He will. I am someone that needed to read, if it would help, there are very affirming books. Wonderful ones by H. Norman Wright, “Experiencing Grief”. For the rest of the family his would be a good help. “Tear Soup”, for you helped me alot. There are so many people that wish they could console you through this devastating time and loss. I pray your heart will be touched by the outpour of love from so many. Blessings, Pam Lott, in WAshington

  • wasillaresident

    Lisa…they say movies imitate life…just as he did in “Ghost”, Patrick will always be near you…soulmates…watching out for you.

  • Maggie

    I have loved Patrick Swayze for years. I have all his movies and he was special in each one. I also have the book, Patrick Swayze, One Last Dance by Wendy Leigh and of course intend to buy the book coauthored by him and his wife Lisa as my own final tribute to such a wonderful actor. The only thing I do not have is North and South on dvd or tape, the t.v. series he did. Wish I had that too. My heart goes out to his beautiful and equally talented wife Lisa and the rest of his family. His one brother looks remarkably like him and I understand was his stand in sometimes while pursuing his own career. I pray the whole family will endure and push through the incredible pain they are experiencing with his passing. My message to his wife is that he would want her to be strong and continue on with her life as best she can. Perhaps her own career will be able to flourish more than ever now? I hope so for her sake. Nothing like work to keep you going. The moment I heard..I offered up prayers for Mr. Swayze and will continue to do so. I am so GLAD that I have his movies..his legacy will never die due to the body of work he left us with to enjoy forever!!!! Goodbye Patrick..a fan!!!!!!

  • mary

    Patrick was a great actor.I loved all his movies.My heart goes out to all his family.He will greatly be missed.

  • Karen

    For Lisa,

    I know where you are and my heart is with you. Patrick was a man to be proud of. I’ve always respected him, loved his talent, his persona, and his devotion to you as well as his mom and his fans. I would be lying to you if I said it gets easier as time passes. It does change and go through stages, but there will always be an ache there. Lisa, my prayers and love go to you with this.

    Sincerest,
    Karen

  • http://google charlotte edwards

    Patrick will be missed greatly . Lisa I am sorry you lost your life partner. I only got to seehim once from a distance while he was here in Tulsa filming the outsiders. His face lit up when he laughed and smiled. I will miss him greatly.

  • http://centurytel Jean Salrz

    For Lisa,

    Lisa I know that you are in a very lonely place right now. I have always loved Patrick for all the rolls he did. He put his heart and soul in each one. He never let it change him wanted to be remembered as the actor and professional he was. I loved him not only in Dirty Dancing,(although I only watched it 100 or times) and loved every move. I liked his other movies also. I went to see him in Roadhouse with my friend Cindy West, Red West is his niece and boy was it good. And each movie he always brought us into his character and we alwways was routing for him. As we had been praying for him through his sickness.

    May God Bless you and be with you on the lonely times you will have. You are so blessed to have a true love through the good times and the bad times. But a love that was and still is true. He was a very beautiful and givig person, he will be missed by all of us. We are praying for God’s peace to be with you and may you remember how blessed to have “ONE TRUE LOVE”. We share your lost with you and ask that you remember all that loved him. And we will still be seeing him in the movies.

    Know that he is still watching over you and with you. We have to believe this for we have all lost someone very special. I wish I could hud you for right words are never spoken.

    In God
    Jean saltz

  • Beth

    Your pain is great,and I am so sad for all……Time will help….be strong ,open curtains,enjoy the coffee and look for life ……the world needs us. you made him proud and I know how proud of him you are!!!!! 0000hugs……..beth

  • Janet

    In any photos I saw of Lisa and Patrick you could see the serenity and the passion at the same time. Such a young woman to have this deep blow. My thoughts are with this beautiful lady who seemed gracious and intelligent in any interview I ever saw.

  • Suzanne Romberg

    I never met Lisa or patrick, but at 22 I watched his movies Dirty Dancing over 30 times that year and since even more. I learned what a nice fellow and great hearted he was from all the years that have passed. You could never say a bad thing about him. No one could. I saw him up close on a Broadway play, Chicago and unlike many people who are good to watch but in real life and up close are nothing, he was more. He was magnetic and I know he will find the path to go home and may he be allowed a trip to visit his lovely Lisa now and again.

  • mark

    well its a shoke and i love d Partick LISA GOD BLESS partick is in our hearts and i have all his films god bless all
    his fans all over the world

  • LOUANN WETZEL

    Lisa, I am so sorry for the lost of your husband….Patrick Swayze was a good actor and man! You two had a beautiful love that will endure forever….God Bless you during this heartbreaking time.

    LouAnn, Catonsville, MD

  • Eva from Prague

    For Mrs. Lisa
    I´m so sorry!!! I still have in my notebook the best movie for me – “One last dance”. It´s beautiful movie, I´am a big fan in ballet. This movie´s giving me a power and my love in dance and ballet is bigger and bigger…I saw it many times, 30 maybe…? But I can´t stop :) I hope, I believe, Patrick is and always will be with you. Soulmate…must be together…
    Be strong, big hugs!

  • Josee Fortin

    Dear Lisa, please listen to this link, it is a song from Josh Broban. It is exactly the song thsat defines you and your husband.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uIQp9Dqcrw

  • http://showbizz.com cathie camp

    Lisa, i am sorry for your great loss patrick was one of my biggest fans and you were very lucky to have had 34 yrs as his wife my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family God Bless yuou

  • carolyn holtz

    We all think Patrick was gay especially after seeing a few of his fake movies.

  • Jill

    Dear Lisa,

    I’m deeply sorry for your loss. I can’t even imagine what you’re going through right now. I never met him and I’m just devastated over his passing. I’ve never been so upset about the passing of any other star. I guess that just shows just what a wonderful man your husband was. I hope you can find some comfort in knowing how loved Patrick was by all of his fans. He was definately taken from this earth way too soon. May God bless you and comfort you.

    Love from one of Patrick’s biggest fans.

  • http://SHOWBIZSPY.COM SUE TURAI & PETER TARASIEWICZ

    Dear Lisa,Family and Friends,
    My husband and I (and many many people) are thinking of you and there’s no words that can possibly console you at this time, but know that we are all here for you and Patrick still is as well. I can’t begin to think how you must feel, but might have a good idea…my husband and I are also soulmates and it’s our worst fear to be separated…please take care the best you can. We are so sorry for your great loss.
    Love, Sue and Peter

  • Cyndi

    I hope with the love her family and friends that lisa can get through theese hard times as I know, I lost my husband this past Jan. and even after almost 9mths the pain is still there. We will all remember the actor and the love of your life Patrick as a great soul. We will (as I will) miss him, but we have his movies to watch. God Bless you Lisa, and yours and Patrick’s family…. Cyndi

  • SexySagi

    Dear Lisa; I just wanted to say that my condolences are with you and your late husband’s family. Patrick was one of my favorite actors and he brought so much joy and entertainment to the world in his movies. He is and will be very much missed. Just know that his love for you is everlasting and his star burns brightly in Heaven.

  • Lisa E.

    Lisa, hang in there. I lost a husband to colon cancer when I was 34 and he was 36. I know your pain real well. Take one moment at a time then you will be able to take one day at a time. My prayers go out to you and your families.

  • http://aol Teri Lopez

    My thoughts and prayers are with the family. Lisa, I know you will be lost without him, your relationship was an incredible one, your love deep and true, one to be envied by all. I lost my dad to pancreatic cancer when I was 17, he was 58, so I know first hand what you are going through. I live in New Mexico and I know how much he loved it here and New Mexico was proud to have you both as residence here. Again, my prayers go out to you, we have lost a great actor and a wonderful man.

  • Paul

    Lisa, I am so very sorry for your loss of Patrick. I watched the interview that you and Patrick did with Barbara Walters the night after Partick died and it hurt my heart. I know your life will never be the same again, I just hope over time you will find peace. I was always a huge fan of Patrick’s work, especially Road House. I know a lot of people say it was some of his worst work, but I love that movie, and I think he was the perfect tough guy actor. From what I have read about him since his passing he seems like he was such a great guy, and will be sorely missed. God bless you, and best wishes in your future.

  • A

    Dear Lisa,
    So very sorry. May you feel blessed by your memories, close friends and family. I recently lost my mother-in-law, and while no comparison, do feel that there is a better place after we leave earth. I believe you will join one another later in life. Hold your head up and carry on–cherish the memories, and know that you are being cared for and loved for all eternity.

  • Sandra

    For Lisa,

    I know words can never be enough but they are all I can give.

    My heart goes out to you and I know you have the strength and courage to make it through this time in your life.

    Your love story with Buddy (Patrick) is an inspiration to us as not only fans but people who care about others….and will always be.

  • angela keeling

    I have just finished reading Patrick and Lisa’s book “the time of my life”.

    I have been a fan of Patrick’s for as long as I can remember. He is the most attractive man I have ever seen. What sets him apart from most men is his sense of loyalty and deep love for his wife. He was a hard worker and felt lost when he wasn’t working it seemed to be a sense of purpose to him and to be loved by his fans and in fact everyone who he came in contact with. He was a perfectionist who never liked to give less than 100% to anything he set his mind to. I loved the fact that Patrick and Lisa had such a relationship that went deeper than marriage “soul mates” I would say.

    R.I.P Buddy your up with you dad big Buddy and I hope your looking after each other. For Lisa you are a wonderful lady who gave years of happiness to Patrick take great care and make sure that ranch does not change x

  • Constance Belsi

    Having finished The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi, I left my copy in the lending library at the center that provides treatment for my husband’s leukemia. Perhaps other patients in this oncology facility will appreciate the spitfire determination and spirit that seemed to enable the couple to embrace each other and life.Patrick Swayze appeared to be a stand-up guy.I applaud him and extend condolences to his wife and family. cmb

  • catherine maloney

    Be strong,for a love like yours,love is forever .You will always have him in your heart and memories,god bless.

  • catherine maloney

    His legecy will live on,Lisa you will always have him in your heart and your memories,god bless you and your family.Be strong and remember his fans will not forget,he will be missed.

  • Elizabeth Lowry

    Dear Lisa:
    My husband died 9 years ago of cancer. I still grieve for his lose. The edges of grief aren’t as sharp as they were but the pain is still there. For 42 years he was my whole life and then he was gone.
    If you have a network of friends let them help you–they’re hurting too.

  • http://Shobizspy Richard G. Goar

    I’ve been there and done that. My very deepest condolences to Lisa Niemi. Time helps, but never truly heals
    .

  • Fredson C.Okpara(Lagos Nigeria).

    Lisa,
    I know how you feels this time but one thing you should know is we don’t know the reason why but only God knows why.I got to know Patrick with ghost,a decade plus ago and since then I love everything about his profession.
    My prayers are with you and God must surely give you the heart to bear the love.Remember,he is dead but his spirit will be with you there as in ghost.
    Take Heart.
    Fredson C.Okpara(Lagos Nigeria).

  • Cher

    Bless her. Mr. Swazye was my idol. A very find man and human. He will be deeply missed by many. Celebrate his life. Do something REAL GOOD for mankind in his name. I believe he would want that.

  • C. Ambrogio

    Mrs. Lisa, I saw you on TV yesterday, and I wanted to assuage your sadness in some way. My heart aches for you in your loss, and your soul mate. I noticed most of the time you refere to Patrick in the present tense, which I think is another testimony to your love and devotion to each other. While this may sound trite and hard to comprehend at a time like this, I hope you’ll understand the spirit in which I am writing it. It is better to have loved and lossed than never to have loved at all. Think about the times you have shared together. All the times and memories you will continue to share for the remainder of your life on this earth. I hope you have a professional that will help you work through your grief, and help, both you and Patrick move on with the remainder of your greatness on this plane of existence. Hopefully you will take some time to recover yourself. Perhaps a place that you and Patrick shared together. Just know we all want to thank you and hopefully in some small way offer you comfort and condolence for your loss.

  • Ellen Roddy

    I just wanted to say I will miss your husband’s movies. I just saw Icon about a spy who went to Russia after 25 years to find out about a terrorists attack. It was mind blowing and if the people out there haven’t see it, they should buy it. It is his best movie even over “Dirty Dancing!” I am so sorry for your loss. I have been married for 50 years and it is still not enough.True soulmates are difficult to find. Words fail me, but God bless you as you work through this immense grief…

  • Marina Smalberger

    I just wanted to say I am glad that you and Patrick came together after you split up for one year – glad that you made up before the tragegy striked. I hope in my heart you will be happy again some day and that your heart may heal. Trust that he is where he is somewhere where he is happy now. I will pray for your heart to get piece and rest. This takes time, but you are a strong person and will get through it – live your life to the fullest and believe that you will meet again someday. God bless!

  • http://www.whitehouse.gov Neal Edward Eugene Hudgins

    Regarding Comments as this:

    SUE TURAI & PETER TARASIEWICZ says:
    September 24, 2009 at 7:30 pm
    Dear Lisa,Family and Friends,
    My husband and I (and many many people) are thinking of you and there’s no words that can possibly console you at this time, but know that we are all here for you and Patrick still is as well. I can’t begin to think how you must feel, but might have a good idea…my husband and I are also soulmates and it’s our worst fear to be separated…please take care the best you can. We are so sorry for your great loss.
    Love, Sue and Peter

    The above comment is symbolic of Susan Elizabeth Turai and her empathy for Lisa Anne Happineimi, for both her name, Elizabeth(Lisa) and her sister Lisa Anne Turai, correspond. She is symbolically empathizing with the loss of her true love(twinflame soulmate) and also Peter Tarasiweicz, her soul mate. The fact is, they as a couple were just another two high school people, sexually assulting each other, back and forth thru the years.

    The fact is, patrick died of pancreatic cancer coveting Lisa Anne Niemi, another mans true love, for they were married of mammon, and not each others mates from God, and sexual assailents in Gods book of life, as are Peter Tarasiewicz and also Susan Elizabeth Turai, my sister in law, and her fornication/adultery mate.

    My true love too, Lisa Anne Turai, was doing a Matthew S. Glans, etc, in a past relationship, within fornication, and also had later commited adultery.

    I guess symbolically, with women in adultery, such as Lisa, and fornication, it shows the good person dies, and the wicked woman can live on. I just wish, for Patricks Sake, he would had his true love, to know what it was as not to suffer with a Lisa, as I know how it feels. Sorry your gone Patrick, yet I hope you find true love next lifetime.

  • Deedee

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    Dear Mrs. Niemi-Swayze
    I do not wish to take up much of your time. However, I ask you to take a second to think about the special person in your life. Whether it is a mother, father, wife, husband, or a friend, we all have a special someone who has impacted our lives in incredible ways. A co-worker and great friend of mine has influenced my life consistently throughout the fourteen years I have known her. Her name is Andrea Griffin and I would like to share her story with you. Andrea Griffin was an outgoing, God-loving individual who was always the life of the party. Her infectious sense of humor and her love for animals characterized her well and many loved her for it. She was beautiful, she was successful, but above all, she was healthy.
    On December 8, 2008, Andrea underwent surgery to remove the pancreatic tumor that was found. The surgery was unsuccessful. Fear flushed through her body, as she realized that death was not far off. Andrea’s deepest fears were confirmed. The doctor announced she had three to six months to live. Andrea braced herself for a rocky future. Her faith in God grew stronger than it had ever been before.
    Today Andrea Griffin is still alive and fighting. She outlived her predicted life span by twenty months! Living this long after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is truly a miracle. Unfortunately this miracle is not cheap. Andrea continues to live on faith and fight the disease that has taken hold of her life. This is where I bring your mother, your sister, your wife, or your friend back in to this letter. I ask you to think of this special woman, what if she was diagnosed with something so devastating? What would you give to keep her alive? She is a strong and wonderful woman with your help she can beat the odds and win her life back.
    Thank you for your time. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated and helps Andrea come one day closer to a healthy life.
    Respectfully,

    Diane Scarnavack
    All donations sent to : ARCHER BANK/ c/o The Andrea Griffin Pancreatic Cancer Survival Fund/3435 W.111th Street/Chicago, Illinois 60655 / Benefit held, February 19, 2011 at 115 B ourbon Street http://www.115thbourbonstreet.com

    CONTACT: Diane Scarnavack 219.902.9889/Lyn Norkus 708.307.2463/Sonia Guillory 773.407.4843/Marybeth Georges 708.415.7619
    aidefor.andreagriffin@gmail.com

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  • Neal Hudgins

    Everyone don’t mind Peter and Susan Turai, there only two fornicators in Gods book with wrong children and progeny,wrongful marriage and mating empathizers.

  • Neal Hudgins

    Everyone, Lisa Turai didn’t know better then to do Seka Threesome FFM, as the unmentiond younger female with seka, mentioned in the above link at her post She shouldn’t had been doing that nor posting on this link. I should had known that screen name was you Lisa, and you were deceptive.