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.”
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”.