{"id":23933,"date":"2026-04-21T14:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=23933"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:56:07","slug":"the-oldest-member-of-the-osmonds-passed-away-at-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=23933","title":{"rendered":"The Oldest Member Of The Osmonds, Passed Away At 76!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lDbUdxC1w3Q?si=9fe8OIbeFJ6WsQWs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"37df876a-9462-4a20-8b32-901a3c417f9f\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:3d31cd6c-7374-48c4-b6ec-6d7b499ff437-24\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:3d31cd6c-7374-48c4-b6ec-6d7b499ff437-24\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-50\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4e491746-3728-4cee-84a9-f37773a49ec7\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"174\">Alan Osmond, the eldest member of The Osmonds, has died at the age of 76. He passed away on April 20 at around 8:30 p.m., surrounded by his wife Suzanne and their eight sons.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"295\">Alan had stepped away from performing decades ago after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about 40 years earlier.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"491\">His brother Merrill Osmond paid tribute, calling him a loving, faithful, and gifted man whose life touched many. He also thanked fans for their support and said Alan will be missed beyond words.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"687\">Alan helped form The Osmonds in the 1970s alongside his brothers, leading the family group to international fame. He was known as the group\u2019s early leader and played a key role in their success.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"869\">Beyond music, he also worked in charity, helping co-found the Children\u2019s Miracle Network Hospitals Telethon and later creating the One Heart Foundation to support children in need.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"970\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">He is survived by his wife of 51 years, eight sons, 30 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none -mt-px h-px translate-y-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom)-14*var(--spacing))]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Osmond, the eldest member of The Osmonds, has died at the age of 76. He passed away on April 20 at around 8:30 p.m., surrounded by his wife Suzanne and their eight sons. Alan had stepped away from performing decades ago after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about 40 years earlier. His brother Merrill&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=23933\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;The Oldest Member Of The Osmonds, Passed Away At 76!&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23934,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23933"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23935,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23933\/revisions\/23935"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}