CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The family of Mecklenburg County Commissioner Valerie Woodard said the 56-year-old died of TTP.

Woodard passed away Friday.

TTP is a rare blood disease that causes a low platelet count and microscopic blood clots.

Woodard served three terms as a Democratic commissioner. She was running for re-election unopposed.

Visitation for Woodard is Wednesday at Alexander Funeral Home on Statesville Avenue from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.

The funeral will be Thursday at noon at St. Paul Baptist Church on Allen Street.