Betty White has passed away at the age of 99.

Marie5656 said:
In an interview she was asked why she never remarried after Allen Ludden died. She said something to effect of "Once you have had the best, the rest are nothing
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"I've had the best, who needs the rest?"
There is nothing more glorious than two people who have loved each other deeply, than reuniting in the heavens.
It's more wonderful than anyone can imagine. They are surrounded by a field of love.
 
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How ironic,she is on the cover of the latest issue of People magazine,all excited about her upcoming 100th birthday
I always liked her enjoyed her role as 'Sue Ann Nivens' the 'happy homemaker' on Mary Tyler Moore Show. She was hysterical as the dim witted, naive'Rose Nyland'my favorite character on the show
R.I. P thanks for so many memories,she is now reunited with her late husband, Allen Ludden
 
AnnieA said:
There was more to her career than laughter. She took a stand for Arthur Duncan a year before Rosa Parks made her stand in a Montgomery AL bus.

https://www.salon.com/2021/12/31/re...other-and-the-first-lady-of-television-at-99/

Excerpt:

In 1954 she discovered tap dancer Arthur Duncan, who would become the first African-American regular to be featured on a variety series with his work on "The Lawrence Welk Show."

Duncan, who was featured in 2018 PBS documentary "Betty White: First Lady of Television," told critics covering a PBS event promoting the film that he worked with White on her nationally distributed talk variety series for NBC, "The Betty White Show." Back in the 1950s, he said, "They had people from various areas . . . that sort of resented black Americans on the program and they threatened to withdraw their support of the show if I continued on the show."

Duncan said he wasn't aware of the racist backlash to his appearance until White wrote about it in one of her memoirs. "And she explained it this way," Duncan recalled. "Her remark was, 'Needless to say, we used Arthur Duncan every opportunity we could.' . . . I think that she just stood up for her beliefs, and that ended that."
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I'm glad someone else shared that story. Not only was she talented, especially comedically, but intelligent, compassionate, and had integrity! We need more like her.

She will be sorely missed, by co-stars and audiences alike spanning several generations. As someone said above-- what a legacy!
 
Rest peacefully dear Betty, you were a beautiful person both inside and out, and loved by so many. You brought the world laughter and was so kind to the animals. Will never forget you. 💜

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