Pat Conroy, author of 'The Great Santini' and 'The Prince of Tides', died Friday. He was 70.
Conroy, who announced last month that he had pancreatic cancer, reportedly died at home among family and loved ones in Beaufort. Conroy had battled other health problems in recent years, including diabetes, high blood pressure and a failing liver.
Conroy also published "My Losing Season," about his final year of college basketball at The Citadel.
Born Donald Patrick Conroy on Oct. 26, 1945, the Conroy children attended 11 schools in 12 years before the family eventually settled in Beaufort.
Conroy was married three times and had two daughters.