Betty White Honored by Best Friend on First Anniversary of TV Icon’s Death
Betty White was well-known around the globe for her ingeniousness. comedic timing for her kindness and compassion towards animals and people.
Patty Sullivan (White’s closest confidante) exclusively revealed to Fox News Digital that on the one-year anniversary her death, she was honoring White by spending time with her best friend and enjoying one of their favorite pastimes, namely, ringing in the New Year at the Beach.
“At sunset on New Year’s Eve, we will remember Betty by finding a quiet place on the ocean that brings to mind the 20 years of New Years that we spent in her home in Carmel, sharing love and laughter,” Sullivan stated.
The “Golden Girls” star died Dec. 31, 2021. She was 99.
Betty White, a legendary television star, is remembered by her best friend on her first anniversary.
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“I will forever miss those walks on the beach, picking up sea glass and taking in all the beauty that our senses could share,” Sullivan stated.
Sullivan, White’s “surrogate” Daughter, who recalled fond memories of her 53-year-old friend. They first met in the late ‘60s in Cape Cod while Sullivan’Tom, Tom’s husband, was starting his musical career and performing in a local eatery. Betty Ludden and Allen Ludden. “instantly fell in love” Tom’s shows.
“Betty taught us so many things“She said that her greatest pearl was her willingness to accept the inevitable changes in our lives.
Sullivan published her first book in her final years, chronicling her memories of White’s friendship over the decades. “Betty White’s Pearls of Wisdom: Life Lessons from a Beloved American Treasure.”
Sullivan hopes readers discover how White cared for the world, all its inhabitants, as well as the health and wellbeing of the planet.
Betty White and Patty Sullivan meet in the late 60s
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She explained white “never got involved in politics, but her love of this planet and her respect for it was so broad and so deep within her,” Citing the time that a happy White was able see “a lost baby sea otter” being “introduced to a surrogate mom” At the Monterey Aquarium.
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“She could see the otters from her window in front of [her] house, and to see the loss of population over time, it just really disturbed her,” Sullivan explained. “So when she put money and effort and time and concern into saving the sea otter, that was huge. And I got that moment with her — to see on her face, ‘Oh, my gosh, look what I was able to help others achieve.’
“That’s a larger picture. We see her always promoting the “take care of your pets, speak to them, and they’ll speak to me” philosophy. But to realize the vast amount of work she was doing … that was her first love, by the way. She was privileged to be a part of the show business. [fund it].”
White “Acting was a passion of mine from the beginning” and felt as though “She was passionate about every role she played.”
Betty White became the chosen family for Patty Sullivan (and her husband Tom)
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“The Golden Girls” It is one among three sitcoms that all of the main actors have received at least one Emmy Award. Rue McClanahan, Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series 1987; EstelleGetty, Outstanding Supporting Actor in Comedy Series 1988; BeaArt, Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series 1988; Betty White, Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series 1986.
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You can be sure that “Golden Girls“Withstanding the test time” is something White said Sullivan knew would happen.
“When those reruns happen every night of the week, I have grandchildren of my friends say, ‘I love Betty White, I want her to be my grandma.’ And that show is timeless,” She said.
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“You think about the other stuff that she did, the delicious moments with David E. Kelley shows and … her wonderful Snickers commercial when she’s falling in the mud, and she has some words to say. I mean, she was amazing. She loved every minute of it.”
The actress was an award-winning actress who died in her home. “peacefully in her sleep” At her Brentwood home, her representative confirmed that she was there. White’s immediate cause of death Listened as a “cerebrovascular accident” On her death certificate, the medical term used to describe a stroke.
White was an active supporter in many animal organizations and zoos.
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“She was a light to the last moments of her public life,” Sullivan stated. “I knew what she was feeling physically. I knew that she was struggling with her physical ability to get around. And, as I say in the book, she never allowed a wheelchair. She never sat in one.
“Although she had a walking aid towards the end, she was always accompanied by a young man.
White, one day before her untimely death, shared a statement via her publicist with Fox News Digital about the secret to which she was subject. her long-lasting happiness.
“I have always been a cockeyed optimist.” White said. “It was given to me by my mother. It’s something I will keep.”
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Lori Bashian, Fox News Digital, contributed to this report.
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