{"id":2689,"date":"2025-05-03T10:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T10:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2689"},"modified":"2025-05-03T10:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T10:38:22","slug":"ive-loved-him-since-i-was-18-years-old-dolly-parton-fights-back-tears-as-she-opens-up-about-life-after-losing-her-beloved-husband-carl-dean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2689","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019ve Loved Him Since I Was 18 Years Old\u201d \u2014 Dolly Parton Fights Back Tears as She Opens Up About Life After Losing Her Beloved Husband Carl Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cI\u2019ve Loved Him Since I Was 18 Years Old\u201d \u2014 Dolly Parton Gets Emotional Talking About How Her Life Has Changed Since Late Husband, Carl Dean, Passed Away<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Just a heartbreaking loss.<\/p>\n

Dolly Parton\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0husband of almost 60 years, Carl Dean, passed away in Nashville at the age of 82 in March, and she has been staying busy while mounring the loss of her beloevd husband.<\/p>\n

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Dolly has made several appearances since his passing, notably showing up at Dollywood for opening day just weeks after his death, where she performed and thanked fans for all of their support. She has had several collabs, and even announced new books, since then, so she\u2019s as busy as ever with all of her ventures and projects, and she likes it that way.<\/p>\n

I think staying involved in work is probably better for her than sitting around the house alone, and in an interview with Today this morning, Dolly talked about the change in \u201cpatterns and habits\u201d since she\u2019s been by herself. Of course, it\u2019s been a massive\u00a0change to lose someone who has been by her side for so long, and her voice cracked a little bit as she admitted she gets \u201cvery emotional\u2019 when people bring it up, because she \u201cloved him since I was 18 years old\u201d:<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, you know what, I get very emotional when people bring it up. But we were together 60 years. I\u2019ve loved him since I was 18 years old. It\u2019s a big adjustment just trying to change patterns and habits. I\u2019ll do fine, and I\u2019m very involved in my work and that\u2019s been the best thing that could happen to me. But I\u2019ll always miss him, of course, and always love him. He was a great partner to me.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dolly once again added how thankful she is to her fans for sending so many \u201ccards, letters, flowers\u201d from all over the world, and she feels very loved:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was, and I\u2019m so thankful. I got so many cards, letters, flowers from all over the world. I had no idea Carl Dean was so famous.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I just can\u2019t imagine what her life has been like over the last couple months, but she always shows up and puts her best foot forward, and even during this time of grief and sadness, she is the picture of grace and even humor:<\/p>\n