SCOTT DEPOT - Smart. Happy. Hilarious. Perfect.
These are the words that come to Ashley Hazlett's mind when she remembers her 6-year-old daughter, Addison.
Addison Hazlett, a kindergartener at Eastbrook Elementary School in Winfield, died unexpectedly last weekend after passing out in a Wal-Mart restroom.
Shannon and Ashley Hazlett said Thursday that there were no warning signs their daughter was ill. In fact, they thought she was doing fine.
Addison had previous medical problems. She spent three weeks at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus for a rare form of pneumonia two years ago.
Since then, she's had monthly check ups. Blood tests done in November came back normal, the family said.
"She was doing great," Ashley said. "We didn't think anything about it."
Addison was playing with headphones in the electronics section of the store and making jokes on Saturday when she asked her father to take her to the restroom.
Addison entered the women's restroom but never came out. Ashley said Shannon heard a noise in the restroom and went inside. He found his daughter lying on the floor.
Ashley said CPR was performed at the store. Paramedics took Addison to Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston where she was pronounced dead.
The doctors aren't sure why Addison died, but the family hopes to have an answer two to three months from now when the autopsy results come back.
Addison loved school, Ashley said. She would come and immediately start on her homework.
"She loved it," Ashley said. "She would give it to me and say, 'Is this okay?'
"It was always okay. It was perfect."
Addison, known as "Addi" or "Boo" by her family, loved playing tee-ball. She would have entered her third year of playing the game this season.
Ashley said her daughter typically had an iPad in one hand and her favorite baby doll in the other.
The baby doll never had the same name, Ashley said, names ranged from "Danielle" to "Elizabeth," but Addison was always "Mommy."
On her iPad, Addison would spend hours watching YouTube videos like Chase's Corner.
"She always told me she wanted to be a 'YouTuber' when she grows up," Ashley said.
When she wasn't on her iPad watching videos or playing with her doll, Addison frequently walked down the street to her great-grandparents' house. Her mother said Addison would walk to their house sometimes multiple times a day just to say hello or play a game.
She also was close with her 2-year-old brother, Grayson. The pair would watch YouTube videos together. As her younger brother, he wanted to be exactly like her, the couple said.
Ashley and Shannon say Grayson keeps asking, "Where's sissy?" and pointing to pictures of Addison.
Both Ashley and Shannon said their daughter was hilarious. Although shy at first, once Addison warmed up to a stranger she could immediately make them laugh and brighten their day.
Shannon said doctors loved Addison during hospital visits because she would pretend to be the professional and diagnose herself for the doctors.
The doctors couldn't pinpoint what exactly was wrong with her, which Addison thought was amusing. She would frequently joke about being a mystery.
The couple said the support they've received from the community has been outstanding. So far, an online GoFundMe page has raised a little more than $7,500. They said the money donated will go toward Addison's funeral expenses and medical bills. The family wants to thank everyone who has helped them.
The support has been so great that the Hazletts even had to push back a meal chain that had been started.
Community members had signed up to bring the family pre-cooked meals on a schedule. So many people brought them food prior to the scheduled meal chain that the meal chain is now starting on Monday.
"I honestly have not had to worry about one thing," Ashley said. "To me, that's a sign - even though He took my baby away, He's still trying to help us out."
The family went to Applebee's in Teays Valley where Shannon has worked for four years as a cook, and they were shocked when they didn't have to pay for their meal. More so when strangers began coming up to their table, bringing them money.
When Shannon returned to Applebee's by himself to visit his co-workers, he entered through the back door shaking and crying. Almost immediately, he was greeted by all his co-workers trying to comfort him.
"How can you be crying and shaking when you have 20 people trying to hold you at once?" Shannon said.
Shannon hopes to return to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus to tell Addison's doctors how much the family appreciates them.
"It will be hard going there, but I want to," Shannon said. "I know how much they tried and how much she liked them."
A celebration of Addison's life will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Judson Baptist Church, 1400 Bills Creek Road, Winfield. The event is open to the public and friends may begin gathering at the church at 1 p.m.
Reach Laura Haight at laura.haight@wvgazettemail.com, 304-348-4843 or follow @laurahaight_ on Twitter.