Wynonna Judd shared her last words to mom Naomi before she died

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Wynonna Judd shared the last words she told her mother, Naomi Judd, before Naomi’s death from suicide in 2022.

“The last thing I said to her was ‘I love you,’ and I’m so grateful for that,” Wynonna said in an interview with People.

The mother and daughter country music powerhouse duo performed “Love Can Build A Bridge” at the CMT Awards in April of 2022. That would be the last time Wynonna saw Naomi.

Wynonna Judd Says Mom Naomi 'Was Determined To Die'

Naomi died by suicide at age 76 on April 30, one day before The Judds, the hit country music duo she performed in with Wynonna, were set to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Wynonna Judd Opens-up on Mother Naomi's Death

Wynonna described her mother as being “always so determined. No matter what happened to her.”

“Being fired. Being forgotten. A single white female raising two babies by herself. On welfare and food stamps. She never gave up,” Wynonna said. “So think about that and apply it to every part of life, including death. With the same determination she had to live, she was determined to die. It’s so hard to comprehend how someone can be so strong and yet so vulnerable.”