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Patrick Swayze’s widow dating local jeweler DePrisco

With one phone call to the Wellesley jewelry store A.M. DePrisco, we were able to confirm something that’s been rumored for a while. Store owner Albert DePrisco is indeed dating Patrick Swayze’s widow, Lisa Niemi. The couple was introduced a few months ago by mutual friends, and are now spending a lot of time together. “She’s a lovely, lovely person and we’re both very happy,” DePrisco told us Friday. “We’re taking our time.” Niemi, 56, is a dancer and choreographer who met Swayze on the set of “Dirty Dancing.” They were married for 34 years until Swayze died of pancreatic cancer in September 2009. DePrisco, 57, who splits his time between the east and west coasts and Florida, owns the Wellesley store while his sister, Donna, owns the Washington Street location. The National Enquirer has reported that Niemi, who’s a pilot, has used her private plane to travel from her place in California to visit DePrisco at his home place in Deerfield Beach, Fla. “Albert was waiting for Lisa with open arms when she landed her plane at the Boca Raton Airport,” a witness told the tabloid. “She got out of the plane, fell into his arms, and they shared a long, steamy kiss.”