In an episode of her Apple Music present, Parton spoke about Dean by no means eager to be within the limelight amid her profitable profession.
She shared: “He went to 1 factor with me early on once we first married to a BMI Track of the Yr, and he got here on the market taking off his tuxedo, his tie, and all that, and stated, ‘Do not ever ask me to go to a different considered one of these d— issues as a result of I ain’t going.’ I by no means requested him, and he by no means did.”
After reportedly being identified with Alzheimer’s illness in 2019, the 9 to five singer’s associate of roughly 60 years began to say no each mentally and bodily.
Earlier than his passing, a supply claimed Dean was “too weak to get away from bed to greet” Parton, 79, when she got here dwelling in the course of the former asphalt contractor’s remaining days.
An insider claimed: “He is been sick and feeling underneath the climate for a very long time, and Dolly’s doing every part in her energy to make him really feel higher.
“She’s by his aspect nearly on a regular basis now, besides when she completely has to go away for her work.”