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Dolly’s Final Message to Billy Ray
That decades-old memory is what made Dolly’s last message to him land so hard. Billy Ray wrote that Dolly had recently reached out to him directly, with a message he described simply as beautiful.
Billy Ray Cyrus, Dolly Parton, and Miley Cyrus attend MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Dolly Parton in Los Angeles on February 8, 2019. | Source: Getty Images
Billy Ray Cyrus, Dolly Parton, and Miley Cyrus attend MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Dolly Parton in Los Angeles on February 8, 2019. | Source: Getty Images
“Dolly recently sent me a beautiful message, telling me she loved me with her whole heart,” he wrote. He said he intends to carry that love forward the exact same way: “I will always love her in the same way ….. with my whole heart … and I always will.”
Billy Ray did not specify the exact date the message was sent or the platform Dolly used to reach him. He closed his tribute by saying he has “so many moments and memories” with her, adding that it is hard to know where to even begin telling them.Pop Music
Performing live together: Dolly Parton, elegant in a grey sequined dress, and Billy Ray Cyrus sing duets on stage during an outdoor concert appearance. | Source: Facebook/BillyRayCyrus
Performing live together: Dolly Parton, elegant in a grey sequined dress, and Billy Ray Cyrus sing duets on stage during an outdoor concert appearance. | Source: Facebook/BillyRayCyrus
Miley’s Farewell to ‘Aunt Dolly’
Miley shared her own tribute separately, choosing to keep most of what passed between her and Dolly private. In an Instagram post, she wrote that losing “Aunt Dolly” felt like more than she could put into words.
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“Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts,” she wrote. She did offer one glimpse into their final exchanges, though.