Post by bryan_stybleDepends, Mongo, on whether you include occasional lead singer Jimmy; the
two eldest, non-performing brothers (each quite sadly deaf); and even
sister Marie.
The two eldest were born with a condition that left them deaf;
just-deceased Wayne became largely deaf as a side effect of cancer
treatment in recent years.
The eldest brother has a son who was in the Utah State Senate for
a couple of terms.
Post by bryan_stybleBut of the five (?) member original group The Osmonds of "One Bad
Apple", et al. hit-parade penetration, I believe the correct answer is
four of the five now survive.
According to the Wikipedes,the original singing group was a
"barbershop quartet" of Alan,Wayne,Merrill,and Jay (each being
known by one forename but given two)...Donny joined for the prime
"Osmond Brothers" days and Jimmy eventually as part of "the Osmonds".
Post by bryan_styble(Well, at least father Osmond didn't follow the
fading-but-still-lingering LDS sister-wives practice...else this
The LDS Church proper had gotten out of polygamy by the
time the father was born,though splinter groups may keep
at it the Osmonds were part of the mainline church.
Post by bryan_styblecalculus would be considerably more complex, doncha think?)
BRYAN STYBLE/Florida
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The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.