Terminally ill Star Wars fan passes after special viewing of The Force Awakens

Daniel Fleetwood, a terminally ill Star Wars fan, whose dream to see The Force Awakens before he passed away was granted last week, has died at the age of 32.

Having recently been diagnosed with terminal cell sarcoma cancer, he was told by doctors that he only had a few weeks to live.

His wife Ashley confirmed on her Facebook page that Daniel passed away peacefully in his sleep.

“Daniel put up an amazing fight to the very end. He is now one with God and with The Force,” she wrote.

“He passed in his sleep and in peace. He will always be my idol and my hero.”

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Daniel first came to attention when a huge online campaign kicked off to allow him to see the movie he had been waiting for all his life before he died.

His dream came true last week when representatives from Disney and Lucasfilm called to his home with an advanced, unedited screening of the movie for him to watch. He also received a call from the film’s director JJ Abrams.

The campaign was supported by several of the cast and crew of the new Star Wars movie.

Mark Hamill tweeted that he was “elated” that Fleetwood had been able to see the film.

Fleetwood and his wife had been documenting his health on social media, and in September he posted an update saying he had been given one or two months to live, due to how fast the cancer had spread.