Betty White: "Sophia Will Always Be With Us"

Bea Arthur has released a statement to Usmagzine.com after the death of her Golden Girls co-star Estelle Getty : "Our mother-daughter relationship was one of the greatest comic duos ever, and I will miss her," Arthur said. Getty — who played Arthur's sarcastic mother Sophia on the hit NBC sitcom — won an Emmy in 1988 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Saddened by the news, Betty White (who played the naïve Rose) told Us , "The only comfort at this moment is that although Estelle has moved on, Sophia will always be with us." Getty, who suffered from Lewy Body Dementia, a progressive brain disease, died at about 5:35 a.m. Pacific Time Tuesday. "Estelle's legacy will live on and on through the comedy and laughter she gave to us all, which will forever keep us laughing out loud," her caregiver said in a message on her Web site. See Us' photo tribute to stars who have gone too soon. (link)