Together, Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze dealt with success, disappointment, addiction, and loss. Then the two of them coped together with Patrick’s cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Here is more information about the successful long term marriage of Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze.
Born
Patrick Wayne Swayze: August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas
Lisa Niemi aka Lisa A. Haapaniemi: May 26, 1956 in Houston, Texas.
Died
Patrick: Patrick Swayze died on September 14, 2009 at the age of 57 after losing his courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
How Patrick and Lisa Met
Lisa and Patrick met when she was 16 years old. Lisa was one of Patrick’s mother’s dancing students.
Patrick about meeting Lisa: “I robbed the cradle. All these girls were studying with my mum and I used to go and check them out in their leotards – it was like being in a candy store … She didn’t buy any of my nonsense. We spent half our dates in total silence as she wouldn’t talk to me if she thought I was putting on an act.”
“We were friends for a long time before we became lovers. We even lived and slept together for a year before we had sex. That wasn’t easy.”
Source: Lester Middlehurst. “Drink, suicide and why I turned against Hollywood.” DailyMail.co.uk. 11/29/2005.
Wedding Date
Patrick and Lisa were married on June 12, 1975 in Harris County, Texas (Houston area) when Patrick was 22 years old and Lisa was 19 years old.
In May 2008, Patrick and Lisa renewed their marriage vows.
Children
Lisa and Patrick do not have any children. Lisa miscarried twice.
Residence
Patrick and Lisa have ranches in Los Angeles and in New Mexico.
Patrick: “We try to run our ranch like a wildlife preserve. If you live your life very close to the environment, you realize that if people pull together and change one thing, one time, it’ll break this vicious victim cycle that we’re all in … It’s a timber farm and we’re trying to fix mismanaged forests. We have about 700 head of cattle and we’re turning it into a wildlife preserve. I love the idea of owning as much land as I can and protecting it from greedy grandchildren for the future.”
Source: “Patrick Swayze — The Cult King.” News.com.au
Occupations
Patrick: Actor, dancer, producer.
Lisa: Actress, writer, choreographer, dancer, singer, producer.
Quotes About the Marriage of Patrick and Lisa
Patrick about the key to a long term marriage: “I suppose it’s about keeping love alive, learning how to fall in love over and over again, not taking each other for granted, forgiveness, trust. Whatever it is, it works for us.”
Source: Lester Middlehurst. “Drink, suicide and why I turned against Hollywood.” DailyMail.co.uk. 11/29/2005.
Patrick about being married: “I like being married. I’m sort of like a loyal sheepdog, sometimes to a fault.”
Source: “Patrick Swayze — The Cult King.” News.com.au
Lisa about Patrick: “I give him a lot of credit for not making me feel overshadowed or left out.”
Source: TV Guide interview. Tribute to Lisa
Patrick about working with Lisa: “We’ve always been a team. We raise horses together, run a music business and a wildlife preserve together. We have an unspoken language after all these years. We just celebrated our 30th anniversary.”
Source: Courtney Hazlett, People. Vol. 64, No. 10. pg 37. 9/05/2005.
Patrick about Lisa: “She’s a huge inspiration. She’s never lost the vision, and I did. I got beat down by the business and the world and … does anybody really care about doing a film that could really make a difference and really touch people’s lives? And she’s like a pitbull and never quits.”
Source: Randall King. “Swayze crazy about ‘Peg.”Canoe.ca. 3/10/2001.
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