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Young girl's heartbreaking 'Dear Daddy' letter to late father sparks Facebook campaign

The tear-jerking note was written by a child known only as ‘Summer’, with no other clues who she is or who her father was

Summer Lloyd, pictured with pub landlord Nicki Holroyd, has been identified as the girl behind the note. (SWNS)
Summer Lloyd, pictured with pub landlord Nicki Holroyd, has been identified as the girl behind the note. (SWNS)


The 10-year-old girl who penned the heart-wrenching letter to her dead father has been revealed as schoolgirl Summer Lloyd.

The youngster was marking the fifth anniversary of her father's death last week with her family.

She planned on attaching the letter to a balloon but lost the touching note, so instead just released the balloon.

Little Summer was delighted when she heard that her hand-written letter had been found and presented landlord, Nicki Holroyd, who fronted the campaign to return the letter with a pot of flowers.


Summer said: 'We let off the balloon anyway and a bird appeared in the sky which seemed to hover near us, it was very special.

'Thank you Nicki for giving me back my letter, I think I will keep it now and frame it.'

Summer's mum, Sarah Lloyd, added: 'I really appreciate what Nicki did, it meant a lot to Summer.

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'The appeal on Facebook was seen all over the world including her relatives in Australia, so she said to me this morning 'mummy I'm famous'!

'It's been tough and she misses her dad so every year we try to do this - it helps her and is a kind of therapy.'

Nicki said: 'I'm so pleased the letter has been reunited with Summer, she touched all our hearts. What a lovely girl and such a sweet letter.'

The tender, handwritten letter reads: 'Dear Daddy. I love you. I miss you so much and I wish you were here right now!

'At night I sometimes look at the sky and make a wish and I make a wish on the brightest star I see and I believe it is you.

'I always think of you on your birthday, fathers day, my birthday and Christmas and always after.

'Happy some days sad the other but right now I can feel you in my heart and you are always in my mind but I just wish I could have said one last goodbye and one last hug before you took your journey to your new home in heaven.

'I know all my brothers and sisters and everyone in our familys (sic) miss you every day too and wish you were still here but until we meet again or talk again I will leave you to rest.

'I love you so much xx RIP daddy xx and I hope you are happy where you are xxx

'Lots of love, your little girl Summer, I love you xxxxxxx.'

Ms Holroyd, 51, said in her plea to reunite the letter with the girl’s family: 'One of our customers handed this in.

'It's the most heart wrenching letter from a young girl who has written the most lovely letter to her dad who has died and is in Heaven.’


Summer has now been reunited with her letter but the family has said they do not wish to talk any more.

The pub confirmed the news on their Facebook page, saying: ‘Thank you all for your help in finding the rightful owner of such a special letter.
'They are very grateful we didn't just disregard it and are pleased to have it back.'