08/25/2026
🦋22 years ago we were backstage during rehearsals for an awards show and all the sudden, there she was the tiniest person you’ve ever seen, and somehow the biggest one all at the same time.
She was talking to someone backstage, giggling that iconic laugh, the voice of an angel on Earth, and she was sparkling from head to toe, and we sat there, mouths agape, hearts completely dumbfounded. Quietly in the wings we slunk into the background, saying nothing, not moving a muscle.
But then it happened.
She glanced our way and said “hey yall!” with a tiny little wave and then went right back to her business before rehearsals. And that’s the closest we ever got to one of our icons, one of our cosmic copilots, one of our greatest inspirations.
But that was enough for us to carry with us for a lifetime.
Dolly, you are not just loved, you are beloved the world over. You are the best in all of us, you are an inspiration, the one to emulate, the rhinestone angel walking among us (and in stiletto platforms nonetheless).
You are the person who came from nothing but offered the world everything. Giving millions upon millions to causes that are so important.
❤️You are a fearless, compassionate leader to more than you could ever have known. All colors of the rainbow, you welcomed us all. Thank you for everything you’ve given of yourself.
Dolly, we will always love you. And we know one thing, Heaven sure got lucky today.
Until we all meet again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
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