{"id":116433,"date":"2024-08-06T01:53:20","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T01:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/influencer-david-allen-announces-death-of-5-week-old-daughter-lily\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T01:53:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T01:53:20","slug":"influencer-david-allen-announces-death-of-5-week-old-daughter-lily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/influencer-david-allen-announces-death-of-5-week-old-daughter-lily\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer David Allen Announces Death of 5-Week-Old Daughter Lily"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Social media influencer David Allen<\/strong> is paying tribute to his daughter, Lily, after her tragic death at just 5 weeks old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Allen, 35, shared the heartbreaking news via Instagram and TikTok on Sunday, August 4. \u201cSo, a few summers ago, I posted this video to the internet and it did pretty well,\u201d he began his message<\/span><\/a>, referencing the footage of him dancing that went viral in 2021. \u201cAnd I got to travel a lot, meet a lot of cool people, celebrities, be on shows, interviews, things like that. It was really neat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut the coolest thing I ever did,\u201d Allen continued, \u201cwas welcome my baby Lily into this world with my wife Jessica<\/strong>. She was five weeks old about a week ago when she passed away at midnight. I have cried every tear I can possibly cry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Grieving Lily\u2019s death is \u201cnot easy,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t wish this on anybody. I don\u2019t even really know what to say. I\u2019ve waited a week to even mention it because I didn\u2019t know how to talk about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Allen and Jessica welcomed Lily on July 21. She died on July 27. A cause of death has not been revealed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Allen, who goes by the handle @totouchanemu, told his 1.2 million Instagram followers that he \u201cjust wanted to get it out there, I guess. If there\u2019s something you wanna do, you can donate to Dallas Children\u2019s [Hospital] in her name \u2014\u00a0Lily Grace Allen \u2014\u00a0if you\u2019d like to. If you wanna send something to me or my wife, or our family, I have an address on my page<\/span><\/a>. You can find it. Or, just go hug your little one. Squeeze \u2018em tight. For me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lily\u2019s memorial will be on Tuesday, August 6, at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home in Colleyville, Texas. \u201cDon\u2019t show up if you\u2019re not invited,\u201d Allen advised. \u201cBut if you wanna send flowers or a card, I guess you can do that, too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As of Monday, August 5, thousands of people have left messages of support for Allen and Jessica.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t begin to fathom the range of emotions that you and Jess are going through,\u201d one user wrote on Instagram. \u201cThis is immensely difficult to hear. May Light Perpetual Shine Upon Her.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tHollywood mourned many celebrities in 2024. Speed Racer star Christian Oliver (born Christian Klepser) died at the age of 51 during a fatal plane crash on January 5. Oliver was traveling home from a Caribbean vacation with his two daughters \u2014 Madita and Annik, whom he shared with wife Jessica Klepser \u2014 on January 4. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Another follower shared that she\u2019d lost her newborn daughter 10 years ago, writing, \u201cI know your pain and the only thing I can say is that eventually we learn to live with this pain. All my love for you and your wife.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Allen revealed via Instagram<\/span><\/a> on June 14 that he and Jessica were soon expecting their first child. \u201cWife, pharmacist, and now mommy. @jessbird18 is my hero atm,\u201d he captioned the photo. \u201cCan\u2019t wait to meet Lily in just a few weeks!!!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He posted Lily\u2019s first public photo<\/span><\/a> on June 21, the day she was born, and on July 16, he posted a sweet video<\/span><\/a> of himself holding the baby while watching TV.<\/span><\/p>\n

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