Wynonna Judd took to social media to pay tribute to her mom, Naomi, on what would have been her eightieth birthday. Naomi handed away on April 30, 2022, only a day earlier than the Judds have been inducted into the Nation Music Corridor of Fame. Wynonna has been open about her mom’s demise and her personal emotional journey since then.
The Instagram put up grew to become an area for the nation music group to come back collectively and bear in mind Naomi. Wynonna wrote, “She would have been 80 in the present day. I nonetheless really feel her in all places.” She additionally added, “She has 2 stunning GREAT granddaughters we could possibly be celebrating with. Why aren’t you right here? I like you, Mother.”
Naomi Judd’s demise was a results of suicide, together with her household later revealing that she died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. As Wynonna instructed Good Morning America, “I went upstairs to let her know that her good good friend was there, and I found her. I’ve each grief and trauma from discovering her.” Naomi had been open about her struggles with psychological well being all through her life, and her household acknowledged this in a press release saying her demise, saying, “In the present day we sisters skilled a tragedy. We misplaced our stunning mom to the illness of psychological sickness… We’re shattered. We’re navigating profound grief and know that as we liked her, she was liked by her public. We’re in unknown territory.”
Within the months following Naomi’s demise, there have been a number of tribute exhibits and performances. Wynonna continued to tour, bringing alongside a bunch of nation girls to assist with the present. Extra not too long ago, she’s been conserving a decrease profile, however has shared that she’s been having fun with time together with her granddaughter. Because the nation music group continues to recollect Naomi, it is clear that her legacy lives on by way of her music and the affect she had on these round her.
