He was with his family and surrounded by love.”

“We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”

Aimee, Kelly, and Jack, as well as Ozzy’s wife Sharon, are left behind. In addition, his grandkids and Jessica and Louis, from his previous marriage to Thelma Riley, survive him.

Jean Powell, Ozzy’s sister, has now talked about her brother and their most recent conversation.

“We saw him in Birmingham the other week when he and the rest of the band were given the freedom of the city,” Jean told the Daily Mirror.

“It was upsetting because he could not stand up straight, but he was still our John, still cracking the jokes.”

“To us he was our brother, not a celebrity, so it’s crazy