We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness.
We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public.
We are in unknown territory."
Strickland, who was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, was trained in gospel music and joined J.D.
Sumner and the Stamps Quartet in the 1970s.
Two years later was when he would meet Judd.
Judd joked, “I’m tired of Cracker Barrel.”
A man of his word, Strickland walked that path with Judd until her final days.
In the statement to theAssociated Press, Judd’s family has asked for privacy during this difficult time.
