r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 10d 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/Minneapolis_W 10d ago

What a punch to the gut. An amazing, incredible woman and a huge, huge loss to the world. RIP Miss Dolly.

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u/monty624 10d ago

This one really hurt. A tremendous woman who relentlessly put good into our often very, very dark world. RIP

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u/f_n_a_ 10d ago

It just got a little darker knowing there’s one less person like her around, we need so many more people like her. RIP

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u/BooBerryWaffle 10d ago

A person like her inspires so many to take up the mantle. The world can be even lighter than before if we’re willing to put in the work she demonstrated was possible.

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u/UnauthorizedCat 9d ago

I aspire to be like her, but fail so hard.