My first memory of Dolly Parton is of her short-lived late 1980s variety show Dolly. At the end of each episode, Dolly would sing one of her most famous hits: “I Will Always Love You.” As she sang each week, I could feel her warmth, kindness, and happiness radiating through the television screen. Even though I was a young kid, I knew that Dolly was someone whose presence made things better.
With Dolly Parton’s death today at age 80, it’s hard not to feel as though a special light has been extinguished. But that spirit that came through the televisions, radios, and stereos to me and to so many others around the world will undoubtedly live on.
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