ESSAY: For a gay country boy, Naomi Judd did build a bridge

She was 76. FILE - Singers Naomi Judd and daughter Wynonna Judd preform during the 5th Annual TV Land Awards, Saturday, April 14, 2007, in Santa Monica, Calif. Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born matriarch of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of ...