Saturday, December 16, 2017
Associated Press
BEDFORD, N.H.
A dying man’s wish to see the new “Star Wars” movie is expected to come true today.
Ron Villemaire, 69, is terminally ill and is in hospice care in Bedford, N.H., New Boston Fire Chief Dan MacDonald said Friday. Villemaire is a huge “Star Wars” fan, but can’t get to a theater and sit in a seat.
“Nothing would make me happier,” Villemaire, who has Stage IV colon cancer, told WMUR-TV this week. After a public plea from his daughter, the Bedford and New Boston fire departments said they’ll take him today by ambulance to a theater and transfer him to a hospital bed provided at the theater in Epping. Medics will be on hand while he watches “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”
“We decided to partner to make his dream come true,” MacDonald said. He said the movie theater manager and a representative of a group that dresses up as “Star Wars” characters talked to Villemaire, who “just couldn’t believe it.” People also have donated money to help with the outing.
Villemaire will be joined by family and friends .