Dolly Parton died Tuesday (8/25) in Nashville at 80 after what her representatives said was a brief battle with cancer.
Throughout the day on social media and TV, countless fans who were touched with her love and generosity joined the chorus in praising the little girl who grew up poor and made it to the top in the sweetest way.
President Barack Obama tweeted, “It’s hard to imagine many people having a bigger impact than Dolly Parton. Born in a one-room cabin, she earned 11 Grammys and an Emmy, built a business empire, helped millions of kids learn to read, and — as if that wasn’t enough — helped accelerate the research that led to the Moderna COVID vaccine. What a life. Michelle and I are thinking of Dolly’s family and her many, many fans.”
In a statement to People, Taylor Swift wrote that “a world without Dolly doesn’t feel possible, real, or right. But because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this earth and the countless lives she changed for the better, her legacy will be an everlasting one.”
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