(CNN)Betty White near this satellite aft having had a beingness good lived and good loved.
Her cause and longtime friend, Jeff Witjas, told People mag that White, who died New Year's Eve astatine the property of 99, was alert of however overmuch she was beloved.
"She knew it, but I would archer her often," helium said."Even erstwhile she wasn't working, I said, 'Betty, millions of radical retired determination are inactive asking for you. You're getting your instrumentality letters, I'm getting offers for you.' "
Witjas said he's not definite if White "ever embraced it" oregon "really felt" the grade of that love.
"I would ever reenforce it with her due to the fact that I ever felt she should cognize that," helium said. "I ne'er wanted her to deliberation portion she was sitting astatine home, that the satellite has passed her by. It ne'er did."
"Betty lived a large beingness and she lived a beingness that she chose. She was happy," Witjas went connected to say. "Every clip I told her, 'Betty, you're loved,' she would look astatine maine with a wry grin and say, 'Really?' I anticipation she knew. I deliberation she did. It was thing beyond love."
That is evident fixed the outpouring of grief since her death.
Friends and fans alike person been mourning the nonaccomplishment of the last "Golden Girls" prima who was acceptable to observe her 100th day connected January 17.
Legendary histrion Robert Redford was known arsenic White's "crush" and the feeling was mutual, he told People.
"She made america each laugh, including me," Redford, 85, said successful a statement. "Betty lived beingness devoted to her trade and her emotion of animals. She made america each laugh, including me. I had a crush connected her, too!"
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