Wayne Osmond will be honoured with a flower display on his family’s Walk of Fame star.
Wayne Osmond will be honoured with a flower display on his family’s Walk of Fame star
The late Osmonds singer’s family announced on Thursday (02.01.25) he died peacefully on New Year’s Day surrounded by his wife and children – and hours after the news broke, officials at the Hollywood Walk of Fame told how they would be paying tribute to the performer.
They said on the official Walk of Fame feed on X on Thursday: “Memorial flowers for Walk of Famer Wayne
Osmond will be placed on The Osmonds star today (02.01.25) at 3pm. (Their star) is located at 7080 Hollywood Blvd.
“The Hollywood community extends its sympathy to the Osmond Family. “Flowers placed by Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Hollywood Historic Trust.”
The Osmonds received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 7, 2003.
Along with the floral tribute, fans of Wayne’s have flooded social media with their memories of the star and condolences to his family.
One said on X: “So many happy memories of my teenage years of this family and of Wayne Osmond. R.I.P Wayne.”
Another Osmonds fan added: “Rest In Peace Wayne Osmond. One of my mum’s favourite groups when she was younger – from my mother I got to listen to the wonderful music that the Osmonds did.”
Yet another of the band’s fans said: “This one hits hard as they were a fantastic group. Thoughts and condolences are with the Entire Osmond family at this sad time.”
Born in 1951 and raised in Ogden, Utah, Wayne teamed up with his brothers to form a barbershop quartet.
The group then expanded to include their brothers Alan, Merrill, Jay, Donny, and Jimmy.
He survived cancer and battled cognitive and hearing impairments from childhood.
Wayne told ‘Coping’ magazine how his health went downhill while touring with his brothers in 1994: “One day when I was working in Branson, I noticed I couldn’t play my saxophone anymore because my head would start throbbing.
“And my knees would fall out from under me when I was on stage. This all began happening within a week.”
Wayne was then diagnosed with ependymoma cancer and endured a 17-hour surgery to remove a tumour, followed by weeks of radiation therapy before he was allowed to return to the stage.