Patrick Swayze’s Widow Shares Favorite Things About Late Husband: ‘His Hands Were Unbelievable’ (Exclusive)

They’re like Michelangelo hands,” recalls Lisa Niemi Swayze, who is working with leading pancreatic cancer nonprofit PanCAN in memory of Patrick

And, while she’s dedicated her time to honoring her late husband and raising awareness of pancreatic cancer with the leading nonprofit Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, she also wants people to remember that there was so much more to Patrick.

“After he passed, I had a picture sitting on my desk, and he had this look on his face when he was about ready to laugh, and he just had such delight in life and what it had to offer,” Lisa tells PEOPLE of how she remembers him. “He had such an adventurous spirit.”

Patrick starred in numerous classic films throughout the 80s and 90s, including Dirty Dancing (1987), Road House (1989) and Ghost (1990) which of course contains one of the most famous pottery scenes of all time.

“Just the other day, I was thinking about his hands,” Lisa says when asked what her favorite things about Patrick are, still. “His hands were unbelievable. They’re like Michelangelo hands.”