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Hundreds are arriving at the memorial of an acclaimed architect and mother-of-two who was killed in the Bondi massacre.
Jade Young, 47, was one of six people killed when Joel Cauchi went on a violent stabbing rampage at Bondi Junction Westfield on April 13.
About 400 people are expected to honour her life at a public memorial in the Calyx at Sydney's Botanic Gardens at 11am on Tuesday.
Mourners were encouraged to wear colourful clothing 'in memory of Jade'
'Dearly loved and irreplaceable wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and beloved friend to many,' her obituary read.
'Taken too soon. Forever in our hearts.'
Two mourners hug as a large crowd gathered to say goodbye to one of the victims of the Bondi stabbing attack
A large crowd gathered at Sydney's Botanic Gardens for a memorial service for Jade Young
Ms Young, a 47-year-old mother and architect, was one of six people killed as a knifeman went on a rampage at the packed shopping centre
A long line of guests paid their respects to Ms Young on Tuesday
In a statement issued by the family on Tuesday morning, they said her death has 'shattered our world'.
'While we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from friends and the community, Jade's death has left a gaping hole in our lives,' the statement said.
'Her children were her life, and we do not want their future to be shaped by her death.'A GoFundMe page has raised more than $235,000 to provide the family with some financial support while they grieve her death.
Her friend Nicole Roma said she was a 'special soul' who 'touched so many lives'.
Ms Young's family said that her death had 'shattered our world'
But the family added that they were touched by the outpouring of support from friends and family along with the wider community
Earlier on Tuesday, surf club members paddled out from Bondi at first light in honour of those injured and killed in the Bondi Junction stabbing attack.
Tuesday's tribute comes as four patients remain in various hospitals across the city, 10 days on from the attack.
Members of 12 surf clubs from between Bondi and Bronte gathered before dawn Tuesday morning, and paddled into the sea in a sombre mark of solidarity with victims, their families and the wider community.
At least 160 board riders formed a circle out in the water, their brightly coloured club shirts illuminated by the day's first light.
Six victims were killed in the attack at the nearby Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre; Cheng Yixuan, 27, Pikria Darchia, 55, Ashlee Good, 38, Dawn Singleton, 25, Faraz Ahmed Tahir, 30, and Jade Young, 47.
Attacker Joel Cauchi, 40, was shot dead by a police officer, after having physically injured 12 additional people.
On Monday night NSW Health said a female victim had been discharged from St Vincent Hospital in the past day.
Four patients, two male and two female, all remain in stable conditions in various hospitals.
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