Naomi Judd

The family of the late country music star Naomi Judd celebrated her life and legacy with a televised memorial this week.

The legendary singer died on April 30 at the age of 76. The televised tribute, “Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration,” was organized by her daughters, Ashley and Wynonna, along with Naomi’s husband, Larry Strickland. It was broadcast live on May 15 from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Strickland, who married Naomi in 1989, revealed that the day before her death, his wife had traveled alone from Austria to Nashville ahead of the Country Music Hall of Fame ceremony.

Actress Ashley said during a eulogy to her mother: “Since the 30th of April we have been remembering the complex and dynamic life of our mother and story. She was every woman.

“The result is that we are here tonight remembering an icon and legend who left country music better than she found it.

“She was ‘Mamaw’ to her grandchildren, Elisha and Grace, and to my chosen family, and she was totally extraordinary. The five-time Grammy Award-winner, the multi-platinum artist, the Hall of Famer who was lauded by millions and tonight we remember her in song.”

Wynonna, who performed with

Naomi in mother-daughter country duo The Judds, said during the memorial that in honor of her mother she will go ahead with the “Final Tour” they had been planning.

After singing the song “River of Time,” Wynonna said: “The show must go on, as hard as it may be, and we will show up together and you will carry me as you’ve carried me for 38 years … So we will continue this spectacle. That’s what she would want, right?”

The Judds debuted in 1983 and won five Grammy

Awards and nine Country Music Association awards. They disbanded in

1991 but reunited periodically in the

years that followed.