Wayne Osmond, the founder member of U.S. musical household group The Osmonds has died on the age of 73.
Osmond’s daughter, Amy Osmond Cook dinner, introduced his dying on Thursday, January 2 in a press release posted on her Instagram web page. She wrote “Wayne Osmond, beloved husband and father, handed away peacefully final evening surrounded by his loving spouse and 5 kids.
“His legacy of faith, music, love, and laughter have influenced the lives of many people around the world. He would want everyone to know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true, that families are forever, and that banana splits are the best dessert,” the household added. “We love him and will miss him dearly.”
In a later publish, Merrill Osmond confirmed that his brother Wayne died of an enormous stroke on New Yr’s Day.
“My brother was a saint before he came into this world, and he will leave as an even greater saint than he came in,” Merrill wrote in a Fb tribute. “I’ve never known a man that had more humility. A man with absolute[ly] no guile. An individual that was quick to forgive and had the ability to show unconditional love to everyone he ever met.”
Donny Osmond, 67, paid tribute to his “dear brother” and mentioned he was grateful to have seen him in hospital earlier than his dying.
“Wayne brought so much light, laughter, and love to everyone who knew him, especially me,” he mentioned. “He was the ultimate optimist and was loved by everyone.”
Wayne Osmond was born the fourth of 9 siblings on August 28, 1951, in Ogden, Utah. He started to sing as a boy in a barbershop quarter along with his older brother Alan and youthful brothers Merrill and Jay.
After being found at Disneyland, the foursome gained extra publicity on ABC’s The Lawrence Welk Present and The Andy Williams Present, including youthful brothers Donny and Jimmy within the course of. Wayne primarily supplied backing vocals and was a well-rounded musician, taking part in guitar and bagpipe, amongst different devices.
The Osmonds loved appreciable business success within the Seventies, promoting effectively over 75 million data worldwide. They turned outlined by tight vocal harmonies and upbeat melodies, with their sound starting from nation and rock to bubblegum pop. They’re greatest remembered for hit singles “Crazy Horses,” “One Bad Apple,” “Down By The Lazy River,” “Love Me For A Reason” and “Let Me In.”
Wayne left The Osmonds in 2007 attributable to well being points, having been identified with a mind tumor 10 years earlier. He was profitable in treating the sickness, but it surely left him with a broken cochlea, harming his sense of listening to. A stroke in 2012 additionally left him unable to play guitar.
