Having misplaced her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, earlier this 12 months, Dolly Parton is empathizing with Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire within the wake of Brandon Blackstock‘s demise.
Parton supplied her fellow singers some recommendation on the best way to cope with their grief in an interview with Leisure Tonight posted on Tuesday, August 12. “I feel that you just simply need to be glad about the years that you just’ve had with somebody, and also you simply attempt to keep in mind the easiest of all that,” she shared. “And take their vitality that they’ve given you then and kinda simply recycle that and let that grow to be part of you. And simply honor their reminiscence and simply know they’re in a greater place than we’re nowadays.”
Parton famous that she has but to achieve out to Clarkson about Blackstock’s demise, as she’s been busy selling her new e-book, Star of the Present: My Life on Stage, which releases this November. “I’ll. I’ll meet up with her,” she added. “I really like Reba and I really like Kelly.”
Information broke on Thursday, August 7, that Blackstock had died on the age of 48 after a personal battle with most cancers. Blackstock shares two children with Clarkson — River, 11, and Remy, 9 — to whom he was married from 2013 to 2020. (Their divorce was finalized in 2022.)
McEntire, in the meantime, was beforehand married to Brandon’s father, Narvel Blackstock, from 1989 to 2015.
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“It’s with nice unhappiness that we share the information that Brandon Blackstock has handed away,” his household shared in an announcement to Folks. “Brandon bravely battled most cancers for greater than three years. He handed away peacefully and was surrounded by household. We thanks on your ideas and prayers and ask everybody to respect the household’s privateness throughout this very troublesome time.” (His reason behind demise was later revealed to be the pores and skin most cancers melanoma.)
Whereas Clarkson has but to handle her ex-husband’s demise publicly, McEntire broke her silence in an emotional Instagram put up on Tuesday.
“Final week, my stepson/oldest son Brandon Blackstock went residence to be with God. His battle is over and he’s in everlasting peace in God’s presence,” she captioned pictures of herself and Brandon from through the years. “There isn’t any one else like him, and I’m grateful for the time we had collectively. His legacy and laughter can be carried on by means of his household. Relaxation in peace cowboy. Joyful trails to you til we meet once more.”
On March 3, Parton introduced through Instagram that her husband had died on the age of 82. “Carl and I spent many fantastic years collectively. Phrases can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years,” she mentioned in an announcement on the time. “Thanks on your prayers and sympathy.”
She thanked her “household, pals, and followers” for his or her help in one other Instagram put up on March 6. “Thanks for all of the messages, playing cards, and flowers that you just’ve despatched to pay your respects for the lack of my beloved husband Carl,” she wrote. “I can’t attain out personally to every of you however simply understand it has meant the world to me. He’s in God’s arms now and I’m okay with that. I’ll at all times love you.”