Dolly Parton paid tribute to the late Leslie Jordan by filming a special message for the actor and comedian which aired during the winter premiere of Call Me Kat last week.
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"Usually at a memorial, people talk about somebody. Well, I'm going to talk to you, because there is that place on the other side, and I'm certainly going to see you there, little brother,” Parton said, as though she was speaking directly to Jordan. “You left a lot of people here with a lot of precious, precious memories. Everybody loved you, but I doubt many of them loved you more than I did.”
Parton enhanced her sweet message to her dear friend by singing a portion of the song they recorded together titled, "Where the Soul Never Dies" as well as a line from her hit, “I Will Always Love You.”
"I just want you to know that we all love you, we all miss you, and I bet you're having a big laugh over all of us being sad and sorrowful," Parton said. “I know that would be the last thing you would want us to be. You made us happy while you were here, and we're happy that you're at peace. I just want you to know that I will always love you. Goodbye, my sweet Leslie. See you over there."
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Jordan played the part of Phil, a baker at a cat cafè on the Fox series, which just kicked off a new season. In addition to Parton’s tribute, Jordan’s co-stars also addressed his passing with a sweet tribute at the end of the show after giving his character a joyous ending.
"What we've done here is given Phil a happy ending,” said producer-star, Mayim Bialik, alongside co-stars, Cheyenne Jackson, Kyla Pratt, Julian Gant, and Swoosie Kurtz. “What we're really doing is mourning the loss of our dear friend, Leslie Jordan," she said. "He is irreplaceable. We will miss him very much. Love, light, Leslie."
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