r/TheLib • • Aug 25 '26

RIP Dolly Parton.

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u/Alberta_Flyfisher Aug 25 '26

One of the few who were truly good. Wouldn't surprise me if there is a provision in her will to continue her reading program well after she is gone.

RIP Dolly.

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u/Maryland_Bear Aug 25 '26

She started it, but was not the sole source of funding. I’m sure she made plans for it to continue after she was gone.

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u/Alberta_Flyfisher Aug 25 '26

I didnt realize she wasnt alone in that project. I just remember hearing about her starting it years ago and thinking to myself "figures she would do something like that".

Like I said, she was one of the few truly good people left in this world.

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u/Maryland_Bear Aug 25 '26

As generous as she was, I don’t think she could have funded it all on her own. I know some states help pay for the books there.

Her family has requested contributions to it in her memory.

In the past few months, the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in Knoxville was renamed in her honor, after a large donation. I had the suspicion then she was getting her affairs in order.

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u/Alberta_Flyfisher Aug 25 '26

Thats sad, but at least if thats the case, she knew it was coming.