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What a day it’s been – an incredibly emotional celebration of an Ordinary Man from Aston who captured the hearts of millions.
We’ve watched the metal legend’s home city come together and pay tribute to his life and career.
Our writers were Vanessa Pearce, Chloe Hughes and Shehnaz Khan, with additional reporting from Ian Youngs, Josh Sandiford, Josh Tranter and Colin Paterson.
See You On The Other Side.
Following Ozzy Osbourne’s death, former IT trainer Sue Williams revealed how the singer visited her home in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, in 1983 to meet one of her students.
The student, called Don, had cerebral palsy and was having a bad day when Ms Williams learned one of his life’s ambitions was to meet the Black Sabbath singer, who happened to live in the area at the time.
She knew the previous owner of the house where Osbourne lived so tried the number she had for it and the call was picked up by one of the singer’s roadies.
A matter of days later, Osbourne walked up Ms Williams’s driveway, wearing a purple jumpsuit, to meet Don and the Williams family.
“He was totally normal and so kind and compassionate,” she said. “An absolutely lovely man.”
The cortege stopped at the Black Sabbath bench and bridge on Broad Street, which has become a place for fans to leave flowers and tributes. t’s owned by Westside Business Improvement District (BID) which says it has been stunned with how much attention the area has attracted in recent days.
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