Daniel Fleetwood has passed away aged 32 https://www.gofundme.com/e1tqh4

Daniel Fleetwood, the terminally ill Star Wars fan who got to see The Force Awakens early, has died aged 32.

Daniel has had his dying wish to see Star Wars Episode 7 granted just last week, but his wife Ashley confirmed Daniel’s passing on Facebook on Tuesday November 10.

She wrote: ‘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.

‘Rest in peace my love.’


She also posted the last photo she and Daniel ever took together.

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… Posted by Ashley Fleetwood on Monday, November 9, 2015

Daniel Fleetwood became the first Star Wars fan to see The Force Awakens https://www.gofundme.com/e1tqh4

Fleetwood, who had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, made a plea to his local TV station earlier this month because he feared he would die before The Force Awakens came out.



The hashtag #ForceForDaniel began to circulate on social media, and was supported by the film’s stars John Boyega, Mark Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker, and Gwendoline Christie.

Daniel’s wife Ashley confirmed Daniel had died ‘in his sleep and in peace’ https://www.gofundme.com/e1tqh4

After director JJ Abrams called the couple personally, on November 5 Daniel watched an unfinished version of the film.

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