FRAZEE, Minn. -- A young cancer patient who wished to live long enough to see the restoration his beloved Pontiac Fiero has died.

18-year-old Tyler Shipman passed away Sunday evening, four months after his diagnosis with synovial sarcoma, an aggressive cancer that failed to respond to treatment.

A posting on his CaringBridge site Sunday night read, "Tyler lost his very brave and valiant fight with cancer and went home to be with his heavenly Father at approximately 7:45 tonight."

In October, Tyler's request for help on an internet Fiero forum prompted donations from around the world and the arrival of two dozen Fiero owners in Frazee for a marathon restoration of Tyler's 1986 Fiero GT.