- Legendary country singer and philanthropist Dolly Parton passed away on Tuesday following a “brief battle” with cancer, her representative confirmed to CNN and People.
- Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced the news of her death on behalf of the family, saying, “Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus.”
- Parton died at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones, though the specific type of cancer was not disclosed.
- “Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched,” the statement from her team said. “Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand.”
- Her team celebrated her lasting philanthropic impact, including funding lifesaving vaccine research and donating hundreds of millions of books through her Imagination Library.
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