The term ‘deeply saddened’ is an understatement with regards to how I feel about Naomi Judd’s death by suicide.

Naomi Judd and her daughter Wynonna Judd are both morally decent human beings.

Personally, the Judds and I each have a lot in common.

Everything from Naomi, Wynonna, and Ashley Judds’ rape by men when they were each at a young age; the Judds moving from Kentucky to California and back, Naomi’s divorce from her first husband Michael Ciminella, the Judds having relocated from Kentucky to Tenneessee in 1979, the Judds living in Poverty while living in Kentucky and then Tenneessee, the Judds knocking on the doors of Record Companies in Nashville with no success at first, Naomi; while working as a Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit of Williamson County Hospital, had treated Record Producer Brent Maher’s daughter Diana Maher (not to be confused with Naomi’s real name being Diana Judd), Naomi giving Mr. Maher’s wife a poor-quality Demo Audio Cassette Tape for her husband to possibly solicit while tending to their daughter in the Hospital, Brent Maher’s wife hounding Brent, himself to listen to this Demo Cassette Tape, also stating that Naomi the Nurse was infinitely nice to their daughter, and Brent’s wife gave her husband an ultimatum, being that either Brent listens to the Demo Cassette Tape, or he is not to return home. Brent caving in, listening to the Demo Audio Cassette Tape in his Car while on his way to work, being utterly impressed with Naomi and Wynonna’s talent, inviting them to audition for RCA Records’ Nashville Division; them ultimately landing a contract with RCA Records’ Nashville Division, their days of being destitute being over, and them ultimately joining the ranks of other fellow Country Music Artists such as Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Reba McEntire, Barbara Mandrell, George Jones, Tammy Wynette; and Lorrie Morgan. Later, Naomi would fall victim to Hepatitis C; likely as a result of accidentally poking herself with needles that she had injected patients she had tended to while working as a Nurse at several Hospitals in Kentucky and Tennessee, and Naomi was forced to resign and retire from the Music Industry that she is so passionate about. Wynonna, after some hesitation; would go on to have an equally successful Solo career upon her mother retiring, and the intermittent breakup of The Judds musical group.

Poverty is not what I have in common with the Judds. Our interests, and the type of people the Judds and I each are; are what we have in common.

For the record, I am only interested in Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Reba McEntire, Barbara Mandrell, George Jones, Tammy Wynette; and Lorrie Morgan’s songs that have made the Adult Contemporary charts, and not their core Country Music songs.