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Alan Osmond, oldest relative of nan famed singing and dancing related group The Osmonds, died Monday, April 20, astatine his location successful Utah pursuing a four-decade struggle pinch aggregate sclerosis. He was 76.
Osmond’s relative and set mate Merrill Osmond announced nan decease successful a Facebook post, penning successful part, “My relative has now stepped into nan beingness of our Father successful Heaven pinch grant and peace. His life was not measured successful years, but successful love, sacrifice, and purpose. His creativity, his vision, and his heavy knowing of nan Savior’s teachings were simply portion of who he was. He lived it. He felt it. He shared it. He wanted maine to show you really overmuch he loved you, and I judge that pinch each my heart. He gave everything he had to nan Lord, to his family, and to each of you. He genuinely was a missionary. He genuinely was a saint.”
Read Merrill Osmond’s afloat tribute below.
Originally billed arsenic the Osmond Brothers, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, and Jay – 4 of nan 9 Osmond children raised by begetter George Virl Osmond and mother Olive Mayon connected an Ogden, Utah, workplace arsenic members of nan Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – launched their singing profession arsenic a barbershop quartet successful 1958. They sang successful competitions, astatine Disneyland, and different venues earlier getting their large break on The Andy Williams Show, a celebrated assortment bid wherever nan boys proved truthful celebrated they were made regular guests from 1962 to 1967.
During their clip of nan show, nan 4 original members were joined by younger relative Donnie, whose youthful entreaty and older-than-his-years vocal chops did for nan Osmonds what Michael Jackson did for his brothers: Before long, nan Osmond Brothers, soon known simply arsenic The Osmonds, were world stars, teen idols and shaper of deed records including specified ’70s bubblegum staples arsenic “One Bad Apple,” “Love Me for a Reason,” “Crazy Horses” and “Down by nan Lazy River.”
In 1976 and done 1979, nan Osmonds had, essentially, go a support group for relative Donny and sister Marie Osmond, pinch nan second 2 fronting nan group connected nan celebrated play assortment series Donny & Marie.
Still, Alan Osmond was important to nan group’s success, serving, arsenic nan eldest brother, arsenic a leader and producer. A vocalist and guitarist, Alan Osmond besides wrote songs pinch relative Merrill.
After being diagnosed pinch MS 40 years ago, Osmond helped create nan Children’s Miracle Network Telethon, which according to ABC4 Utah, has raised complete $2 cardinal for children’s hospitals. He besides helped motorboat nan One Heart Foundation to support orphan.
Osmond is survived by Suzanne, his woman of 51 years; sons Michael, Nathan, Doug, David, Scott, Jon, Alex and Tyler; 30 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren, arsenic good arsenic his siblings. Brother Wayne Osmond died January 1, 2025, successful Utah aft a changeable astatine property 73.
Here is Merrill Osmond’s tribute to Alan:
“My beloved friends,
Two days earlier my brother, Alan, passed, I was blessed to beryllium softly pinch him. We talked arsenic brothers do, bosom to heart. He was struggling, but erstwhile I shared a joke aliases two, he recovered nan spot to chuckle… and past he smiled. In a tender infinitesimal I will ne'er forget, he leaned adjacent and whispered thing into my ear. He said, “Merrill, you and I worked broadside by side. We created, we produced, we directed… we gave our hearts to The Plan pinch Wayne. Please… do thing pinch it. Let group cognize what we were trying to say.” I want you to know, his petition will beryllium honored.
“My relative has now stepped into nan beingness of our Father successful Heaven pinch grant and peace. His life was not measured successful years, but successful love, sacrifice, and purpose. His creativity, his vision, and his heavy knowing of nan Savior’s teachings were simply portion of who he was. He lived it. He felt it. He shared it. He wanted maine to show you really overmuch he loved you, and I judge that pinch each my heart. He gave everything he had to nan Lord, to his family, and to each of you. He genuinely was a missionary. He genuinely was a saint.
“And I request you to cognize this… he has not near me. I person felt him. I person felt his quiet encouragement telling maine to support going… to support building faith… to support sharing light. His grounds is not gone, it lives on, and it will proceed to beryllium felt acold beyond this life.
“So please, don’t fto your hearts beryllium heavy. Don’t weep for him. Rejoice, knowing that your brother, your friend, your leader is nary longer successful pain. He is free. He is whole. He is home.
“Before he passed, I whispered 1 petition to him. I asked him, erstwhile he gets there… please springiness my boy Troy a large hug for me. He looked astatine maine and promised he would. And somehow… I judge that committedness has already been kept.
You’re loved,
Merrill”
