Alan Osmond, the eldest performing member of The Osmonds, died in Salt Lake City on Monday 20 April at the age of 76, with reports saying he passed away peacefully at around 8.30pm local time after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, surrounded by his wife Suzanne and their eight sons.
Osmond had lived with multiple sclerosis since 1987 and had largely stepped away from performing decades ago as the disease affected his mobility. His death marks the loss of one of the key figures behind a family act that became one of the most recognisable names in 1970s pop. Although he had battled MS for years, his family has not publicly given a more specific medical cause of death.
