“Stephanie Bernaba remembers the first time she saw Betty White on TV. She was a young kid living with her grandparents in Rhode Island, where they spent many evenings watching “The Golden Girls,” co-starring White as the endearingly daffy Rose Nylund.

“”We would lay on my grandmother’s bed and eat Planter’s snacks out of a tin,” Bernaba, 43, who owns a small media firm, said with a laugh. “We thought the show was really funny, but more than anything, I enjoyed watching her. She was so joyful.”

“White’s performance remained “a source of good memories” for Bernaba for decades. She and her grandma made a point of watching reruns of “The Golden Girls” for many years, whenever they were together and needed some small-screen solace.”

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