Dolly Parton\u2019s death in Nashville at 80 closed a life that somehow felt too big to ever truly end. Surrounded by loved ones after a brief battle with cancer, she left the world the way she lived in it: wrapped in grace, generosity, and music. Her family\u2019s statement spoke of joy and integrity, but it\u2019s the echoes from others that reveal the size of the hole she leaves behind.<\/p>\n
Reba McEntire imagined her \u201chaving a blast in heaven,\u201d while Jane Fonda described a woman both playful and piercingly perceptive, forever woven into our lives. Paul McCartney remembered her early fire; Julia Roberts called her a \u201cmagical and joyous human.\u201d Kenny Rogers\u2019 family wrote as if saying goodbye to a member of their own, and Billy Ray Cyrus recalled her humor even in scandal. From children clutching Imagination Library books to fans humming \u201cI Will Always Love You,\u201d Dolly\u2019s legacy now lives where she always aimed it: in other people\u2019s hearts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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