Funeral Service Held for Marie Osmond's Son

Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son was remembered at a funeral service Monday. Police have said Michael Bryan died from an apparent suicide February 26. About 450 mourners attended Monday's services, including church president Thomas Monson. (March 8)

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[titansful]

For one thing Marie's son was not gay and I know some of his close friends and they can't believe the rumors going around about that. Another thing I am a Latter Day Saint and I have friends in the church who are gay and they are not put through reeducation about being gay. It is a personal thing between them and their creator and no one else's buisness. The Latter Day Saint church is not responsible for this young man's death. To say that anyone who commits suicide is it their church's fault?

[getoutofmyway01]

they're a beautiful, loving family.. I am so sorry for their pain.....sorry....

[popazz1]

It is unconsionable that ANY 18 year old reaches a stage in his/her life where suicide seems like the only option.It surely matters only that they did take the ultimate option,for whatever reason. The fact that this young man was a part of a world famous family can only compound their grief with the world's media crawling all over this private tragedy.Absolutely nothing comes from speculation.The Osmond family should be allowed to grieve in private,just like non-famous folk would expect to do.

[Sulizon]

@cndbishop I am sure that she had caller ID and like she said, she told her Daughter Rachael to tell Michael to call her after the show. Call after the show? When she knew he was depressed? Right! And you don't know anything about real tragedy or what I have faced in my life, so keep your thoughts about me to yourself and quit taking everything about Marie personally...she doesn't know you or care about you.

[cndbishop]

@Sulizon If that is true, I'm sure she is broken hearted about it. Marie is a performer, I don't think she said to herself, "well, it's only my son who is going to commit suicide tonight, I can't talk to him now." Do you take every call, or let it go to voice mail once in a while? Or return every call the second you can? Or, do you think you will have time to "after the show," or right after I fix dinner," or whatever? I pray you are never faced with a 20/20 look on some tragedy in your life.

[one2rememberis]

@sixtiesrockboy My comment was from amothers point of view as a mother on how I feel. I can't answer for a father, nor haveI seen anything about his father being at the funeral. I didn't mean any disrespect to the fathers out there and their feelings. I have two grown kids and their father wasn't a part of their growing up so I don't think the way you would think when you have the father who acts as a loving father and is involved with his children.

[Damnblastify]

So sad :-( So very, very sad...

[sixtiesrockboy]

@3disneymom Thank you so much for the kind sentiments! I'm sure that, with your guidance, things worked out well for your children, as well as your sister's children. Rainbows and sun can replace the rain, but precious love lost leaves only storm tossed heart, and eternal pain. I still can't believe that I'll never see those soft brown eyes again, at least not on earth. Like many people, I like to be right. But, as a Mormon priest who became an atheist, I hope I'm wrong! I need to see her again!

[3disneymom]

@sixtiesrockboy I am so sorry for your losses. That is a lot to go through! Yes,life goes on and I feel that is what our loved ones would want us to do. I had to go on after my sister died for my children who were young then. My sister was only 25 and left behind three children.

[sixtiesrockboy]

@3disneymom I understand completely! Between December, 2010 and February, 2011, I lost my brother, sister, and 46-year love of my life! ALL in two months! Life goes on, only with considerably more PAIN!