- A petition to rename the Nashville airport after Dolly Parton has been flooded with signatures following her death at age 80.
- The Change.org petition calling for Nashville International Airport to be renamed “Dolly Parton International Airport” received renewed attention after her death was announced Tuesday.
- Her cause of death has yet to be released, though she was candid about enduring health struggles after the death of her husband of 60 years.
- The petition to rename the airport had received more than 54,000 signatures as of 3 p.m. on Tuesday. It reads, “It is only fitting that an institution as significant as Nashville International Airport carries the name of such a remarkable woman.
- “Dolly's philanthropic efforts, her outstanding influence in the music industry, and the love she has instilled in our hearts through her actions and songs, truly make her a deserving candidate to have the Nashville International Airport named after her.”
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