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Alan Osmond, Founding Member of The Osmonds, Dies at 76

His long fight with multiple sclerosis turned him into a voice for patients.

Overview

  • His family said the singer died at home in Utah on Monday, surrounded by his wife, Suzanne, and their eight sons.
  • The family has not released an official cause of death.
  • Osmond was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1987 and later focused on advocacy, founding the OneHeart Foundation to support outreach and research.
  • He helped drive The Osmonds’ 1970s rise after TV appearances on The Andy Williams Show and co-wrote hits including One Bad Apple and Crazy Horses.
  • Public tributes include brother Merrill’s Facebook message calling him a “true saint” and son David’s note recalling their shared MS diagnoses and his father’s resilience.