Air Force veteran granted his dying wish: to see 'The Last Jedi'

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WEBVTT TOGETHER TO GRANT HIS LAST WISH.WMUR'S TIM CALLERY HAS THE STORYFROM EPPING.TIM: IT WAS NOT YOUR TYPICALSATURDAY FOR RON VILLEMAIRE.HE RECEIVED QUITE THE BEDSIDEVISIT FROM DARTH VADER HIMSELFWHO HAD A MESSAGE FOR THE LONG-- FOR THE LIFELONG STAR WARSFAN.>> YOU HAVE BEEN SEVEN -- YOUHAVE BEEN SUMMONED BY THEEMPEROR HIMSELF.TIM: RON WAS DIAGNOSED WITHSTAGE FOUR: CANCER EARLIER THISYEAR.HIS DAUGHTER ELIZABETHPREVIOUSLY PURCHASED TICKETS TOTHE MOVIE THINKING HE WOULD BEWELL ENOUGH TO GO.BUT HIS PAIN ONLY GOT WORSE.HE IS NOW RECEIVING CARE AT AFACILITY IN BEDFORD.ELIZABETH PUT OUT A CALL FORHELP SPARKING AN ONLINE#RONSLASTJEDI.HER CALL WAS ANSWERED IN A WAYTHAT WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD.>> I NEVER WOULD HAVE IT WOULDTURN OUT LIKE THIS.TIM: HE RECEIVED AN ESCORT BYFIRST RESPONDERS TO THE THEATERWHERE HE ARRIVED TO APPLAUSEFROM A CAST OF CHARACTERS FROM AGALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY.TODAY WAS A BIG COMMUNITY EFFORTFROM THE MOVIE THEATER TO THEFIRST RESPONDERS AND EVENCHEWBACCA.>> OUR ROLE IS TO MAKE SURE HESTAYS COMFORTABLE AND CAN ENJOYTHE EXPERIENCE.>> A NEED ARISES AND EVERYONEJOINED IN TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.TIM: O'NEILL CINEMAS DONATED THETHEATER TIME TO RON AND HISENTIRE FAMILY SO THEY COULDENJOY THIS TOGETHER.>> WE ARE ALSO STAR WARS FANS.WE COULD WE COULD HELP HIM.TIM: ALTHOUGH HE IS GOINGTHROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME, RON ISFEELING THE FORCE OF GOOD THANKSTO EVERYONE'S EFFORTS.>> I HOPE THAT GOD WILL BLESSEACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OFTHEM JUST THE WAY I FEEL BLESSEDRIGHT NOW BECAUSE HE ISDEFINITELY WITH ME RIGHT NOW AND-- IT IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE THATALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE HERE.THANK GOD FOR STAR WARS FANS.

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Last week, WMUR interviewed Ron Villemaire, a veteran in hospice care, whose dying wish was to see "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."Now, that wish has been granted.It wasn't your typical Saturday for Villemaire. The 69-year-old received a bedside visit from Darth Vader who had a message for the life-long Star Wars fan."Ron Villemaire," said the costumed Vader. "You have been summoned by the Emperor."His mission: to get to the O'Neil Cinemas in Epping for a screening of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." "This is awesome," Villemaire said.He was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer earlier this year.His daughter, Elizabeth Ngo, previously bought tickets to the movie thinking her father would be well enough to go. But his pain only got worse. He is now receiving care at a facility in Bedford.Elizabeth put out a call for help, sparking an online hashtag "#RonsLastJedi," in hopes that someone could grant her father's one last wish.It didn't take long for an answer."I never would've believed it would've turned out like this," Ngo said. "I mean this is incredible."Ron got an escort by first responders to the theater where he arrived to applause from a cast of characters from a galaxy far, far away."Our role here is to make sure he is comfortable, and he is able to enjoy this experience," New Boston Fire Chief Dan Macdonald said."You can't put a price on it right? I mean it's something that a need arises, and all these people jump in to make sure it happened," Bedford Fire Chief Scott Hunter said.O'Neil's Cinemas donated theater time to Villemaire and his entire family so they could enjoy the experience together."We're also big Star Wars fans and we could help him," theater owner Kelly O'Neil said. "I think any time you can help someone you should."And although he's going through a difficult time, Villemaire said he is definitely feeling the force of good thanks to everyone's efforts."I hope God will bless each and everyone of them just the way I feel blessed right now. He's definitely with me right now," he said. "It's just unbelievable all these people are here, and thank God for Star Wars fans!"