Dolly Parton fan who received surprise call from superstar amid cancer battle dies at 48 [Video]

OREM, Utah (Gray News) – The Dolly Parton superfan who received a surprise call from the star amid his cancer battle has died at 48 years old, People confirmed.

LeGrand Gold died on Feb 8. in Utah, less than two months after Parton serenaded him with her hit “I Will Always Love You.”

In 2021, Gold learned his stage four colon cancer had become terminal. Doctors originally gave him an estimated four-year survival rate. However, due to developing liver failure, his lifespan was cut to at least six months, according to a GoFundMe page.

He created a bucket list and wrote 11 wishes on a napkin he wanted to accomplish. He figured one of them, meeting Parton, would be impossible. After his wife posted his wish online, he received …