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The heartwarming story of a curly-haired 10- year-old girl who sewed coronavirus masks and donated them to nurses at a Texas medical facility turned tragic last week when she was eliminated in an ATV accident.
Lexi Collins made the masks earlier this month for nurses at Anson General Hospital who were among those grieving her death Friday.
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Texas TV station KTXS featured Lexi on its Facebook page April 6.
Lexi Collins, 10, and nurses at Anson General Hospital flaunting coronavirus masks she hand-sewed. (McCauley-Smith Funeral Home/Anson General Hospital).
” Thankful for a beautiful contribution of masks by an unique 5th grader from Munday, Texas.
Lexi’s obituary stated that with schools closed she invested countless hours making 100 coronavirus masks.
” Lexi was an amazing kid,” Munday City Councilwoman Karen Logan said, according to KTXS.
