Before starting a new chapter, these public figures deserve to be remembered and honored as their passing deeply shook the entertainment industry as well as their fans.
- December 26, 2022
AceShowbiz - Facing the loss of a loved one is always difficult but losing someone to suicide can bring the pain to another level, and that's what Ashley Judd and Wynonna Judd felt. On April 30, Ashley and Wynonna had a difficult time accepting the fact that their mother Naomi Judd had turned a gun to herself.
According to documents from the Nashville medical examiner's office, The Judds singer was found "unresponsive in her home by family" at 10:57 A.M. local time. She was 76 years old. "She had an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and was transported to Williamson Medical Center where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival," the report stated.
"Per family, the decedent has had prior suicidal ideations and recent life stressors. A weapon and a note with suicidal connotations were found near the decedent at the scene," the autopsy continued, revealing that Naomi had a medical history of "significant" anxiety, bipolar disorder, chronic idiopathic pneumonitis, hepatitis C, hypertension, hypothyroidism and depression. Just one day after her tragic passing, The Judds were inducted into the Country Hall of Fame.