Ozzy Osbourne’s Sisters Share Closing Texts With Their Brother Earlier than His Demise – The Boston Courier

Ozzy Osbourne’s sisters are grieving the loss of their beloved brother.

Jean Powell and Gillian Hemming opened as much as The Mirror about their sibling, whose actual title was John Michael Osbourne, and spoke concerning the final time they noticed and talked to him.

The 2 had been in attendance on the Black Sabbath singer’s farewell live performance, and hoped to spend extra time with him after the massive day.

“He was frail, but it still came as a shock,” Powell mentioned of Osbourne’s demise at 76. “He still had plans and things he wanted to do.”

Powell shared, “We last saw him at the concert at Villa Park. I got a text off him as he drove down Lodge Road, where we used to live near the stadium. He said he couldn’t believe all the crowds were walking down our old street to watch him perform. He was blown away.”

The 2 sisters watched the live performance from the stadium and had been overwhelmed by everybody who got here out to observe their brother.

“When I saw the sea of people waiting to see our John, I just broke down,” Powell mentioned. “We didn’t really get a chance to chat much because it was such a chaotic visit. But in his last text to me, he said he would be coming to Birmingham again. He said, ‘I can’t wait to come back.’ We were hoping to see him this week.”

Their well-known brother wasn’t a celeb of their eyes and was at all times “just our John,” Hemming mentioned.

“He used to make us laugh all the time. That’s what I’ll always remember,” Hemming added.

Osbourne died on Tuesday, July 22, simply weeks after performing his farewell live performance with Black Sabbath. The live performance, known as “Back to the Beginning: Ozzy’s Final Bow,” might be launched in theaters in 2026.

The singer’s household launched a heartbreaking assertion after his demise, writing that “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning.”

The assertion mentioned, “He was with his family and surrounded by love.”