A nine-year-old boy has tragically died “completely out of the blue” on his way back to Wales from holiday in Spain.
Freddie Pritchard suddenly passed away on September 14 while returning back home to Wrexham from Tenerife.
Freddie’s mum Cerys Pritchard, 34, said in an emotional tribute: “It was a huge shock. To be travelling home after a holiday to never arriving home with him is the worst feeling in the world.
“My beautiful baby boy Freddie gained his angel wings. It was completely out of the blue and a huge shock to not only us but extended family and all of Freddie’s friends.
Freddie Pritchard died on September 14GoFundMe“He is our world and we are going to miss him so much as are so many others. Freddie attended All Saints School in Gresford and had made so many friends in all year groups and loved the things they did with the church.
“Freddie is a huge football fan and followed Liverpool FC and Wrexham but just loved football in general and had many international / European kits.
“Freddie was a big part of Gresford Athletic over the years and has been attending and supporting his brother from the day he was born and loved the fact he was following in his brothers footsteps, from the minute he could walk he had a football at his feet and over the years he developed one hell of a kick with his left foot.
“Freddie will always be with us and cheering his favourite teams and team mates on at every game.
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Cerys Pritchard paid a touching tribute to her late son
“Sleep tight our little angel. We love you so much. As a family we’d like to thank everyone for their love and support.”
His aunt, Jessica Tomlinson, launched a fundraiser to help her sister with the financial side of things.
She wrote: “As you can imagine, this has been a devastating loss for our family and life will never be the same without his cheeky mischievous ways.
“My sister Cerys, brother-in-law Wayne and Freddie’s brother Charlie are struggling to cope with their loss so I am looking at any way I can help and don’t want them to worry about the financial side of things with everything they are going through.
Cerys Pritchard thanked everyone for their support
“All donations will help towards the cost of Freddie’s funeral and donations will also be given to the Cheshire ambulance service, the Countess of Chester hospital and to Alder Hey (Snow drop suite) for taking such good care of our beautiful Fred’s and supporting my sister and family through this difficult time.
“Freddie has touched so many hearts and was a huge football fan. He supported many international/ European football teams especially his home town Wrexham and Liverpool FC and player for Gresford Athletics.
“The football community has been absolutely amazing holding a minutes silence and applause.”
To donate to the fundraiser, click HERE.