Funeral for Marie Osmond's son
Singer Marie Osmond at the funeral of her son, who died after an apparent suicide (AP)
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Tuesday March 09 2010
Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son has been remembered at a funeral service with fond words, laughter and music from his famous singing family.
Michael Bryan's uncle, Donny Osmond, also appealed to God in an opening prayer.
"Bless my sister," he said, breaking into tears. "Bless my sister and her family."
Bryan was then remembered by six of his seven siblings as a lighthearted person and a deep thinker who had a brilliant sense of humour and a kind, generous heart.
"He was a man of his word. He wasn't a talker, he was a doer. He was reliable," Bryan's sister Rachel Blosil, 20, said. "He knew my hopes, he knew my dreams, my secrets, things that nobody knows. He was my best friend."
Police in Los Angeles have said Bryan died on February 26 from an apparent suicide after jumping from the eighth floor of the Metropolitan apartment building. An official cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy and toxicology tests.
Police said Bryan left a note but have provided no details about its contents.
One of five children adopted by Marie Osmond, Bryan previously used his adoptive father's last name, Blosil. Records from Utah's 4th District Court, however, show a judge had granted him an October 2009 petition for a legal name change.
Osmond and Brian Blosil divorced in 2007 after two decades of marriage. She also has three other children from marriages to Blosil and first husband, Stephen Craig, whom she divorced in 1985. In 2007, Osmond said her son had entered a rehabilitation facility but did not disclose what he was being treated for.
About 450 mourners attended Monday's services at a chapel near the Provo temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including church President Thomas S Monson, who offered words of comfort to the family.
