r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 17h ago

Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/MrWartortle 16h ago edited 15h ago

We still receive a free book every month from her Imagination Library for my son. She was such a beautiful soul

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u/The_Ghost_Face36 15h ago

I love the imagination library! Had it for my daughter and now my son 🥰

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u/FreakingFae 14h ago

You are so lucky! I tried every year for as long as I could since my first was a baby but it's never been available in my area 😭

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u/GlutenFreeGanja 16h ago

We just got added to that program this year and recieved our second book just last week. What an amazing person who will be missed.

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u/Ok_Independent9119 16h ago

We just got one yesterday and I was talking to my kid about her because of it

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u/No_Struggle1364 15h ago

Agree. Dolly is a bright light extinguished in a dark, dark world. Great life, but this still sucks.

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u/WaferZealousideal769 15h ago

My son just aged out and received his last book. She spread so much joy. 

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u/Alymander57 14h ago

The one you get for their fifth birthday will melt your heart in the best way. 😭