Daniel Fleetwood, the "Star Wars" super fan who saw "The Force Awakens" early, has died. He was 32.
"Daniel put up an amazing fight to the very end. He is now one with God and with the force. He passed in his sleep and in peace. He will always be my idol and my hero. Please hug uncle Marc for me and give Lucy lots of kisses. Rest in peace my love. This was the last selfie we ever took together. #forcefordaniel," his wife, Ashley Fleetwood, wrote on Facebook.
Daniel, who battled a connective tissue cancer called spindle cell sarcoma, was able to see the new film last week after a successful social media campaign caught the attention of the "Force Awakens" cast and the world.
After Daniel saw the film, his wife wrote on Facebook, "To all our wonderful supporters, friends, family and awesome strangers: Daniels final dream was just granted!!! Today the wonderful Disney and Lucasfilms made his final dream come true, in the amazing typical Disney way, they really do make dreams come true!
"Daniel just finished watching an unedited version of Star Wars: The Force Awakens!!! We would like to thank the awesomely talented JJ Abrams for calling us yesterday to tell us Daniel was getting his wish granted! We also would like to thank Lynne, Ben and Anahuac for coming to our home and screening the movie for Daniel. Lastly I want to thank ALL the amazing people who helped make this happen, thank you beyond words!!! May the force be with you all," she continued.
