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The Valerie and John Ryan Bequest leaves HMRI and Newcastle Art Gallery Foundation with a $20 million gift to share equally

By Anita Beaumont
Updated June 2 2020 - 7:35am, first published June 1 2020 - 7:00pm
Good will: Valerie Ryan, who died in November, bequeathed $20 million to HMRI and the Newcastle Art Gallery Foundation. She had been passionate about the arts, knowledge, and Newcastle.
Good will: Valerie Ryan, who died in November, bequeathed $20 million to HMRI and the Newcastle Art Gallery Foundation. She had been passionate about the arts, knowledge, and Newcastle.

VALERIE and John Ryan invested wisely, lived modestly, and gave generously to the causes close to their hearts.

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