The Osmond family said goodbye to Marie Osmond’s son Michael Bryan at his funeral in Provo, Utah, on Monday. MTV News reports the 18-year-old committed suicide on February 26.
“He was a man of his word. He wasn’t a talker, he was a doer. He was reliable,” said Bryan’s sister, Rachel Blosil, 20, who gave a tearful eulogy. ”He knew my hopes, he knew my dreams, my secrets, things that nobody knows. He was my best friend.”
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Bryan was one of five children adopted by Osmond and ex-husband Brian Blosil, who divorced in 2007 after being married for 20 years. Osmond announced in 2007 that Bryan had entered a rehab facility but did not reveal the cause of his treatment.
More than 450 mourners attended the funeral, which was held at a chapel near the Provo temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Marie Osmond did not plan to speak at the event, but as the service drew to a close she changed her mind, according to People.
“I’d just like to say thank you to everybody,” said Osmond, 50, who spoke to a gathering that included her seven surviving children and Michael’s biological mother. “As you see, I have amazing support from great men, my family, my brothers. God was very wise when he put me into a family with honorable men, because they have served as examples for my children.”
Osmond and her brothers sang the closing hymn, “God Be With You Till We Meet Again.”
Marie: My love and prayers are with you and your family now and i the weeks ahead. May God fill you with His love and peace when you need Him the most. We love you