The 10-year-old girl who has gone viral after sewing one hundred face masks for healthcare workers tragically died in an accident.
Munday, Texas-based Lexi Brooke Collins was an exceptional fifth-grader whose mother, a Knox County Hospital District nurse, inspired her to create dozens of face masks at her home.
After donating one hundred hand-sewn PPE to a local hospital, the girl was praised by her community and thanked by healthcare officials.
“Thankful for a beautiful donation of masks by a special 5th grader from Munday, Texas. Thank you Lexi Collins,” the hospital wrote on Facebook.
Responding to the officials was the girl’s proud mother, Jara Collins, who explained how her daughter loves to sew.
“Thank you all for making my girl’s day by thanking her publicly! She loves to sew, and I’m a nurse so she wants to help out all the nurses she can. Praying you all stay safe throughout all this! Lexi is so glad to help out!” she wrote.
Sadly, the hardworking 10-year-old died on Friday, April 17, in an ATV accident according to the reports. She was laid to rest on Monday.
“Lexi lit up the world she lived in, from her grandparents’ houses to the hallways of Munday Elementary,” the girl’s heartbreaking obituary read.
“With the closing of schools the past few weeks, Lexi spent her days between her home and her grandmother’s house. She spent countless hours making much needed facial masks (approximately 100) for the Knox County community and other surrounding counties.
“Like her mother Jara, Lexi was a giver and helper – she gave smiles, love, and anything else she could to just make your day better and helped others with the day’s tasks or helping an upset friend smile.”
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