Alan Osmond, the oldest member of The Osmonds, dead at 76

Alan Osmond, nan oldest personnel of The Osmonds clan, has died. He was 76.

He died Monday astatine 8:30 p.m. section clip pinch his woman of much than 50 years, Suzanne, and 8 sons by his bedside, KSL reported.

His origin of decease has not been revealed, but he was diagnosed pinch aggregate sclerosis successful 1987. 

Alan burst onto nan segment performing alongside his brothers Wayne, Merrill and Jay connected “The Andy Williams Show.” He formed a barbershop quartet erstwhile he was conscionable 12 years old.

He helped constitute immoderate of nan Osmonds’ hits “One Bad Apple” and “Crazy Horses.”

“Crazy Horses” peaked astatine No. 14 connected nan US Billboard Hot 100 charts, reached number 2 successful nan UK and was a awesome deed successful Ireland, nan Netherlands and Canada.

Alan met Pinegar, a cheerleader, astatine a Brigham Youth University hoops crippled and they had their first day astatine Y Mountain successful Utah, nan Herald Extra reported.

They tied nan knot connected July 16, 1974, astatine nan Provo LDS Temple – but Alan was backmost connected shape that night, performing 2 gigs successful Las Vegas.

Alan said that Suzanne “stole his heart,” while she admitted “When I said yes, I’ll wed you, I didn’t cognize what I was getting into.”

Despite his MS diagnosis, he refused to beryllium defined by nan information and lived by nan motto, “I whitethorn person MS, but MS does not person me!”

But, his unwellness forced him to yet discontinue from unrecorded performing.

“I was connected shape and couldn’t raise my correct hand,” Alan antecedently said. “I trusted my heavenly father. You person to person guidance successful life — this was my test.”

Merrill Osmond revealed his relative was “struggling” 2 days earlier his death.

“I was blessed to beryllium softly pinch him,” he wrote connected Facebook. “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.

“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.”

Merrill described Alan arsenic a “missionary” and a “saint” earlier telling mourners “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.”

Alan is survived by his woman and their children. His boy David, who appeared connected nan eighth play of “American Idol,” was diagnosed pinch MS successful 2005.