The Newcastle surfing community is in mourning after Janice Callinan, the mother of professional surfer Ryan Callinan, died suddenly on Sunday.
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The Mother’s Day tragedy came less than 15 months after Ryan’s 58-year-old father, Garry, lost a year-long battle with leukemia in February last year.
It is understood Mrs Callinan died suddenly of a medical condition on Sunday morning and had not been ill.
She is survived by 24-year-old Ryan and twin daughters Maddi and Billie.
