Dolly Parton’s Final Word

 
Dolly Parton added to Wikipedia’s Deaths in 2026 site yesterday, is a unique twin heads upp.  

She passed away on my granddaughter’s birthday, August 25th, and so an addition to the “Targeting Family Birthdays” pattern cluster. 

There is a key communicative element in the nick-name of my granddaughter, “Addie”, the family’s (not mine) chosen way of  shortening “Addisyn”, that I picked up on a long time ago— it’s an addition to the “Word in Name” pattern cluster and so providing us with “add” and “die”.  Not two words I care to see, butt it is what it is.  

It makes sense, that we should pay extra close attention to the list of notable deaths that occur on Addie’s birthday as they come along. Such as with Dolly’s passing yesterday. Even Dolly’s name is significant, providing us with “dolly”, “doll”, “do”, “part”, “art”, “par”, “ton”, “to”, “on”. Definitely a twin heads upp!!   

Since she was also an actress, this is a lead, since the inner twin world tend to generate clusters within films.  She didn’t act in any film in 1999 or 2000, which is where they tend to lead, … an indication then that the names play a key part in determining our next lead.  Two of her film titles stood out, 

• Straight Talk (1992)
• Joyful Noise (2012)

The reason being that their titles connect in cryptic fashion “talk” and “noise”, AND the two words together mean something and often used in sentences— “talk that is just noise” (communication lacking meaningful substance, deep understanding, or true intent. see meanings below).  Butt that isn’t all, the inner twin world in claiming “joyful noise”, … is taking ownership— they have influenced the “noise”?! I then moved on as per usual to investigate the list of cast and crew from each film taking into consideration first, their birthdays and dates of death, that stand out:

Note first the following regarding cast/crew from the film Straight Talk who stand out: 

• Robert Irwin Chartoff (August 26, 1933 – June 10, 2015) producer 
• Dolly Parton (Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean; Jan 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026)  as Shirlee Kenyon
• Jay Thomas (Jon Thomas Terrell July 12, 1948 – August 24, 2017)  as "Zim" Zimmerman
• Charles Fleischer (born August 27, 1950) as Tony
• Tracy Shane Letts (born July 4, 1965) as Sean

As you can see, we now have an “August 24, 25, 26, 27/Date Sequence” pattern cluster in the works.  This is also that much more meaningful in that it connects with Dolly “timely” death.  Keep in mind that my dad passed away on August 27th.  So another addition to the “Targeting Family Birthdays” pattern cluster.  

Going now to the film, Joyful Noise, the following cast stands out: 

• Keke Palmer  (KEE-kee; born August 26, 1993)  as Olivia Hill 
• Andy Karl  (born August 27, 1974)  as Caleb.
• Shameik Alti Moore (born May 4, 1995)  as Our Lady of Perpetual Tears choir master

And the cluster expands:  “August 24, 25, 26(x2), 27(x2)/Date Sequence” pattern cluster

This is a prompt to investigate August 25th for the intended person that will then provide a perfect hand of three—cluster within the cluster, using the formula as per usual we arrive at five, butt can narrow it down to one: 

• 1999 – Rob Fisher, English keyboard player and songwriter (born 1956)
• 2000 – Carl Barks, American author and illustrator (born 1901)^[88]
• 2000  – Frederick C. Bock, American soldier and pilot (born 1918)
• 2000  – Jack Nitzsche, American pianist, composer, and producer (born 1937)
• 2000  – Allen Woody, American bass player and songwriter (born 1955)

The one being Barks given his name jives with talk and noise… all of which connect in that they are various “sounds” and “communications”… a new “Sound/Communication Theme” pattern cluster.  Note from Barks wiki page:

Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck.

Keep in mind as well that his name contains the words “car”, “bar”, “barks”, “arks”.  Also via the “Exchange Letter in Name Makes a Word” pattern cluster we get “care”, “cart”, “card”, “cars”, “barns”, “harks”, “larks”, “marks”, “darks”, “narks”, “parks”. 

We were led to Barks for a reason, so investigating his wikipedia page, I look for names— notable persons mentioned, limiting my search to names that are addition to the new cluster… so fitting in with the recent sound/communication theme.  I then arrive at the following excerpt:

the first involving Donald and his nephews in a treasure hunting expedition, in this case for the treasure of Henry Morgan.

The surname Morgan is an addition to the recent “First and Last Two Letters of Name Make Word” pattern cluster  , and so providing us with “moan”: 

moan is a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or emotional pain, pleasure, or sadness, or an informal word for complaining.

Interesting to note that moaning is a typical sound a person makes on dying (see below). On the plus side, moaning seems to indicate more at ease than the death rattle.  I hope this means she passed away without pain or suffering. 

Note from Morgan’s wiki page: 

Sir Henry Morgan (Welsh: Harri Morgan; c. 1635 – 25 August 1688)

AND, I rest my case!!

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Talk that is just noise refers to communication lacking meaningful substance, deep understanding, or true intent. [1, 2]

Why Talk Becomes Noise

Missing Understanding: Communication fails when a listener does not truly comprehend the message, turning words into empty sound.
Constant Opinions: Everyday life is filled with borrowed wisdom, unverified guesses, and loud voices trying to manipulate perspectives rather than share truth.
Fragmented Information: People often share pieces of topics they do not fully understand, acting certain until they are challenged. [1, 2, 3]

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moan(n.)

c. 1200, mon, "lamentation, mourning, weeping; complaining, the expressing of complaints; a complaint; lover's complaint; accusation, charge," perhaps from an unrecorded Old English *mān "complaint," from mānan, a variant of mænan"complain, moan," also "tell, intend, signify" (see mean (v.1)); but OED discounts this connection. Meaning "long, low inarticulate murmur expressing grief or pain" is by 1670s, "with onomatopoeic suggestion" [OED].

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A moan is a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or emotional pain, pleasure, or sadness, or an informal word for complaining. [1, 2, 3]

Meanings and Uses

Sound of Pain or Distress: A deep, low sound caused by hurt, illness, or grief.
Sound of Pleasure: A low vocalization expressing physical or sexual pleasure.
Complaint or Whine: To grumble or express dissatisfaction about something minor (e.g., "moaning about the weather").
Environmental Sounds: A similar prolonged, low sound made by the wind, sea, or trees. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

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Common End-of-Life Sounds

The Death Rattle (Gurgling/Rattling): This is a wet, crackling, or snoring sound that happens with each breath. It occurs because the person is too weak or unconscious to swallow or clear normal saliva from the back of their throat. Air moving over this pooled saliva creates the noise. 
Soft Moaning or Grunting: Air passing slowly over relaxed vocal cords during exhalation can sound like a soft moan, sigh, or low grunt. 
Agonal Gasps: In the very final moments or minutes, a person may make an irregular, sudden gasping sound. This is an involuntary reflex from the brainstem as breathing stops completely.