Illness and Death
According to his testimony at a televised religious service, Woodson was first diagnosed with throat cancer during one of his tenures with The Temptations. Despite having the cancer removed, Woodson would again need to undergo surgery when the cancer returned two years later and another two years following that surgery.
In late 2008, Woodson was diagnosed with leukemia and hospitalized for several weeks. Woodson died in southern California on May 30, 2010 after battling leukemia for nearly eighteen months.
Woodson is survived by his wife, Juanita, his two children with Juanita, Aj and Aliah Woodson, along with his other children Jhae, Sophie, LaTeasha, Justin, and Keisha.
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