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When Maria Sellick was still alive, her dad Santino would jokingly tell her he’d walk from London to Wolverhampton for her.
Three years after her death at the age of 17, he will be doing just that to mark what would have been her 21st birthday.
It’s part of the 43-year-old’s mission to do as much charity work as he can – his way of paying tribute to Maria’s kind-hearted nature.
“We want her to be remembered for her positivity, infectious laugh and for helping others,” Mr Sellick said.
Maria suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on 29 November 2021 while she was walking home in Wolverhampton after a day of work experience at a local school.
Speaking to BBC Radio WM, Mr Sellick remembered his wife calling to say Maria had not returned at the time she was supposed to.
While he was driving back, he stopped his car three streets away from his house “for some unknown reason”.
“I saw blue flashing lights. Something inside me just said ‘follow that’ and it led me to her. She was in the back of an ambulance getting CPR,” Mr Sellick said.
