Wynonna Judd Shares Heartbreaking Mother’s Day Tribute to Late Mom Naomi Judd

Following the passing of country superstar Naomi Judd in late April, her daughter Wynonna Judd shared a few words dedicated to the singer on Mother's Day. See the touching throwback photo.

Wynonna Judd is honoring her late mom's memory.

Following the news that Naomi Judd passed away in late April at the age of 76, her eldest daughter honored the country superstar in a post shared to Instagram on Mother's Day. Alongside a throwback photo of herself alongside her mom and younger sister Ashley Judd, Wynonna wrote, "I miss her."

In her own dedication, Ashley reflected on her and her mom's shared passion for standing up for societal issues. Alongside another older photo of the three women, she wrote, "Mom, thank you for hugging me and telling me I am an extraordinary woman and urging my voice."
 
On April 30, Wynonna and Ashley made the heartbreaking announcement that Naomi had died. "Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness," read the siblings' statement shared to Ashley's social media. "We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory."
 
After the news of Naomi's passing, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum announced they would move forward with plans to honor The Judds during their ceremony.

During the ceremony held on May 1, Wynonna and Ashley tearfully paid tribute to their late mom.

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"My momma loved you so much, and she appreciated your love for her and I'm sorry that she couldn't hang on until today," Ashley said in part. "Your esteem for her and regard for her really penetrated her heart, and it was your affection for her that did keep her going in these last few years."

Wynonna's post also comes just two days after Ashley penned a gut-wrenching essay about spending her first Mother's Day without Naomi. "This Sunday is abruptly, shockingly, my first Mother's Day without my mama," she wrote in her op-ed for USA Today, published May 6. "She died just days before my sister, and I could show her again how much we love and honor her." 

Noting that her heart wasn't empty, she wrote that it was rather "replete with gratitude for what [her mother] left behind," which included "her nurture and tenderness, her music and memory." 

Naomi is also survived by her husband, Larry Strickland.

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