CHRIS CORNELL's Daughter Pays Touching Tribute To Her Father

Chris Cornell's 12-year-old daughter Toni has paid touching tribute to her dad, calling the SOUNDGARDEN frontman "the best father in the whole wide world."

In a Facebook message posted one day after the international Father's Day, Toni wrote: "Let me start by saying how much I love you and how much you mean to me. You are my idol, someone I've always looked up to. You were always there for me. You pushed me forward every day, and you still do.

"Whenever I cry or feel like there's no way I can go on, I hear your voice, 'Don't sit worrying, peanut. Worry is a waste of time, I'm OK.'

"I always took what you said to heart. Probably because everything you said was so smart.

"Every time you came home from tour, you spent all your hours with us. No matter how tired you were, how many time zones you traveled, you were there for us.

"Whenever I was sick, you would take care of me. You would cuddle with me, hug me, kiss me. You didn't care about getting sick. You would stay up all night to make sure my fever went down. And if it didn't, you would wake me up and give me my medicine. I would open my eyes, see you, and feel better.

"I have so many memories with you but one of my favorite ones was earlier this year when I was jetlagged and we watched 'Purple Rain'. We were staying at the BHH and you came into my room when I was trying to find a movie to watch.

"'How about 'Purple Rain'?' you said. I always trusted your judgement. I put it on and immediately fell in love! We then got to your favorite song, 'The Beautiful Ones'.

"'This song is so special it doesn't even belong in a genre. When I was in my twenties, I saw this in the theatre and some guy started cracking up laughing at this scene and song. It got me really mad,' you said.

"I fell in love with the song too and listened to it on repeat.

"Our special connection was always the arts. Poems, books, music, writing. We both have a unconditional love for it.

"Who's going to introduce me to movies like 'Purple Rain' and songs like 'The Beautiful Ones' now?

"I'm hoping I will find some because you trained me so well.

I know you are still here, and the warmth I feel beneath the cold, is you.

"YOU ARE THE BEST FATHER IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD. And I know, that if this wasn't an accident, you'd still be cuddling with me watching 'Purple Rain'.

"I love you and miss you so, Daddy. You deserve your own day to be celebrated because you are the best dad anyone could ever have. Happy Father's Day!

"Love, Your Baby Toni"

Cornell was pronounced dead on May 18 after being found unresponsive in his Detroit hotel room the previous night. SOUNDGARDEN had played a show earlier that evening.

The 52-year-old had sedatives and an anxiety drug in his system on the night he died by hanging himself. According to a completed toxicology report released by Michigan's Wayne County Medical Examiner, the drugs didn't contribute to the cause of death.

In a statement issued following the release of the report, Cornell's wife Vicky said: "Many of us who know Chris well noticed that he wasn't himself during his final hours and that something was very off. We have learned from this report that several substances were found in his system. After so many years of sobriety, this moment of terrible judgment seems to have completely impaired and altered his state of mind. Something clearly went terribly wrong and my children and I are heartbroken and are devastated that this moment can never be taken back."

Vicky Cornell had previously questioned the medical examiner's conclusion that her husband committed suicide.

Chris is survived by Vicky and three children: Toni, a son named Christopher and a daughter named Lillian from his previous marriage to former SOUNDGARDEN manager Susan Silver.

Chris was laid to rest on May 26 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.