Susan Sarandon Mourning Loss of Younger Brother, Who Suffered Fatal Heart Attack

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It’s a sad day for Susan Sarandon and her family as they grieve the sudden death of her younger brother.

Terry Tomalin, a Tampa Bay Times newspaper editor, passed away at the North Shore Aquatic Center in St. Petersburg, Fla. He was taking a lifeguard test with his 14-year-old son when he suffered a fatal heart attack. He was 55.

“We are devastated,“ his wife, Kanika Tomalin — who is the deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, — told the paper. “He loved us. He loved his family so much, and we loved him.”\”

Sarandon, who was born Susan Tomalin, took to Facebook on Friday to remember her sibling, who also had a 12-year-old daughter. Along with posting a link to the Tampa Bay Times story about his passing, which detailed his storied career as the paper’s outdoors editor, the 69-year-old actress said that she would pass on prayers to his wife and family.

The article detailed Tomlin’s fascinating career, which saw him swimming around Key West, sailing to Cuba, canoeing to the Bahamas, exploring sunken Mayan archaeological sites in Mexico, and living with witch doctors in the wilds of Amazonia.

Sarandon’s daughter, Eva Amurri, also paid tribute to her late uncle, who was one of nine siblings. She called him “caring, adventurous, and fun-loving,” and said he was “an avid outdoorsman, prolific writer, great friend, pillar of the community, and most importantly a dedicated husband and father who had such a fierce love for his family.”

Amurri continued, “Our whole family mourns this heartbreaking loss today, and we are so grateful for the time we had with him and the positivity and dedication he taught us while here.”