Star Wars superfan Daniel Fleetwood, who passed away after a terminal illness on Nov. 10, will have the most appropriate resting place possible: a custom-made lightsaber urn.
TMZ is reporting that Fleetwood’s brother-in-law, an engineer, designed the prototype for the urn, which is an exact replica of Star Wars villain Darth Vader’s lightsaber. One of Fleetwood’s last wishes was for his burial to be Star Wars-related.
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His other wish — to see Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens before he passed away — was famously granted by Star Wars director J.J. Abrams and Disney less than a week before Fleetwood succumbed to his illness. The Texas native battled a rare and aggressive cancer called spindle cell sarcoma for two years.
Fleetwood’s wife Ashley said the lightsaber urn should be completed by Nov. 21, which is when his family and friends plan to hold a ceremony celebrating and remembering his life.
-With files from Global’s Tania Kohut and Rebecca Joseph
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