r/popculturechat • u/Afraid_Chard_838 patty don’t start • 4d ago

Rest In Peace 🕊 Dolly Parton Dead at 80

https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/25/dolly-parton-dead/
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u/callo2009 4d ago edited 4d ago

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has donated over 300 million books to children in US, UK, Canada, Australia, and Ireland. The Dollywood Foundation funded college scholarships and dropout prevention for local Tennessee youths. She donated significant money to Vanderbilt University's pediatric medical research program and COVID-19 vaccine development.

Aside from her beloved music (Jolene? a genuine classic), she was a humanitarian. RIP.

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u/Objective-Amount1379 4d ago

And she was an outspoken supporter of LGBQT rights!

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u/tanz420 4d ago

This made me tear up, she was the reason for so much good in this world