The following are tributes to Andy from his beloved wife Vashti and his castmates and Steven DeKnight.

VASHTI WHITFIELD
The following is a statement from his wife, Vashti Whitfield: On a beautiful sunny sydney spring morning, surrounded by his family, in the arms of his loving wife, our beautiful young warrior Andy Whitfield lost his 18 month battle with lymphoma cancer. He passed peacefully surrounded by love. Thank you to all his fans whose love and support have help carry him to this point. He will be remembered as the inspiring, courageous and gentle man, father and husband he was.]

The following was posted on on Entertainment Weekly's site:

LUCY LAWLESS
Lucy Lawless also paid tribute to him in a statement to EW: "Obviously, Andy Whitfield left an indelible mark on all of us in the Spartacus family. He was a gentle man who never said a bad word about anyone, a gifted photographer, engineer (no really!) and a brilliant actor. Andy's incandescent film presence made men want to be him and women want to marry him. Andy's two babies will always know that their Daddy cherished them and their mother, Vashti, above all things. How lucky we were to have him grace all our lives. Godspeed, Andy!?

STEVEN DEKNIGHT
No words to express the depth of such a loss. You will be deeply missed, my brother," said Spartacus creator Steven DeKnight on Twitter.

NICK TARABAY
via facebook page
RIP Andy Whitfield, our true champion! You will be incredibly missed! I feel very honored to have known such a person in my life. Today marks a very sad day! Please join in sending him and his family our love & prayers!






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