Dolly Parton paid tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean, in her first public appearance since his death at age 82 on March 3

Dolly Parton announced that she was retiring from touring to spend more time at home with her husband, Carl Dean. “They were in love until the very end,” says a friend of the couple. “They gave each other exactly what the other needed.

Last week, we reported that Dolly Parton’s husband Carl Dean passed away on Monday, March 3. He was 82 years-old at the time of his death, and he had been married to Parton for nearly 60 years. In his honor,