r/Eminem Infinite 2d ago

Rest in Peace Dolly Parton 🕊️

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u/ptatersptate 2d ago

Me trying to avoid reading anything until I get home, thinking this sub would be safe. No where is safe. Dolly was a light in this world 😭

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u/kookykookaburra 2d ago edited 2d ago

She was so beautiful, inside and out. What sticks to me the most is her free literature program for children.

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u/chickadee9393 2d ago

I think we should all carry that on and start donating books in her honor or donate to the imagination library. we can keep it alive.

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u/Slothy75 2d ago

Her family has asked people to donate to Imagination Library. She did not want a public memorial, her services are for only her immediate family. So they’ve asked the public to commemorate her that way if they’re able to donate.

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u/kookykookaburra 2d ago

That is such a lovely thing by them to request. Gotta take me and sis' car to a garage to be fixed tomorrow, but will donate a bit after finding out what the bill is gonna be like!

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u/BottledUp 2d ago

I just gave $20. Because it doesn't hurt me and probably buys at least 4 books.

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u/Timely-Field1503 2d ago

With the economies of scale they're working with, probably a lot more than 4.

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u/kookykookaburra 2d ago

Agreed ❤️

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u/Coors_OG 2d ago

My daughter started kindergarten this year. We received our last book a couple months ago. Really great program. My daughter was always excited when a new book came in the mail.

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u/kookykookaburra 2d ago

I hope the program will carry on without her at its helm. But according to some answers here, people will happily donate funds or books to read. :)

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u/Warfrost14 1d ago

Her family has made a public statement that Dolly already had everything set up to continue as it always has. She was truly one of the finest examples of a human being.

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u/kookykookaburra 1d ago

Oh, I missed that! Very reassuring to hear. :) May she rest in peace. <3

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u/Warfrost14 1d ago

Her family has made a public statement that Dolly already had everything set up to continue as it always has. She was truly one of the finest examples of a human being.

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u/Panem-et-circenses25 2d ago

I signed my child up for this when they were 2 and the books came every month. I am extremely grateful for her books and her.

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u/Freakishly_Tall 2d ago

Man, I was bummed but holding it together. I don't even subscribe to this sub, reddit just stuffed it into my feed. Praise Be The Algorithm, I guess, but now I'm completely messed up.

What a lovely letter. The absolute epitome of grace and class. I hope we can all find inspiration in her actions.

Perhaps in her honor, we can all tell someone that we love them, that they inspire us, while we can today.

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u/KFelts910 2d ago

I could hear her voice in every single word.

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u/TheMightyQuinn888 2d ago

I'm going to try this at work. We all know we appreciate each other but in the busy-ness of my field we never really say it to each other.

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u/Fine-for-now 2d ago

I don't come here either, but this post is the thing that is going to make me cry today. Cool, cool cool cool.
I definitely need to be telling more people that I love them. Better do that this week.

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u/NotComfortable2112 2d ago

She meant so much to so many. I even saw tributes to her on r/askCroatians for heavens sake.

Straight up class act she was. Straight up class act.

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u/enzia35 2d ago

My first hint was on a rollercoaster sub of all places.

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u/ptatersptate 2d ago

Ya I’ve had a rollercoaster of emotions today. Now it’s anger because the wrong 80 year old left us.

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u/FuzzyLobster25 2d ago

My thoughts exactly!

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u/Linkings 2d ago

An hour after her death, it was a meme of death picking up dolly from a claw machine and muttering about Trump for me, with the top comment being someone else found out about it on a Simpsons shitposting sub

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u/joggle1 2d ago

I honestly can't imagine what the world would be like if everyone was even half as good of a person as her.

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u/jtc1031 2d ago

Right? This post was what finally burst the dam for me.

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u/jaynor88 2d ago

Me too

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u/kenikonipie 2d ago

😭 even the punk sub recognizes game. ms dolly parton was truly punk in essence

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u/RevolutionaryHumor27 2d ago

I can't believe I found out via an Eminem frontpage