Madeleine Hsu, 6
Madeleine Hsu was shy and quiet - but she would light up around dogs. Karen Dryer, who lived on the same street as the Hsu family, would see Madeleine's mom waiting for her at the bus stop at 3:15 every afternoon. Dryer would wait too, for her son Logan, who is in kindergarten. Dryer usually brought the family's golden retriever with her. "She would come off the bus and her face would light up when she saw the dog," Dryer said. Her mom would give her a big squeeze, and Madeleine would hug her little sister. "She was just an absolute doll," Dryer said. "She seemed very shy, but she was just so sweet."
Catherine Hubbard, 6
Catherine's parents released a statement expressing gratitude to emergency responders and for the support of the community. "We are greatly saddened by the loss of our beautiful daughter, Catherine Violet and our thoughts and prayers are with the other families who have been affected by this tragedy," Jennifer and Matthew Hubbard said. "We ask that you continue to pray for us and the other families who have experienced loss in this tragedy."
Chase Kowalski, 7
Chase Kowalski was always outside, playing in the backyard, riding his bicycle. Just days before the shooting, he was visiting neighbor Kevin Grimes, telling him about completing - and winning - his first mini-triathlon. "You couldn't think of a better child," Grimes said. Grimes' own five children all attended Sandy Hook, too.
Jesse Lewis, 6
Six-year-old Jesse Lewis had hot chocolate with his favorite breakfast sandwich - sausage, egg and cheese - at the neighborhood deli before going to school the day of the shooting. Jesse and his parents were regulars at the Misty Vale Deli in Sandy Hook, CT, owner Angel Salazar told The Wall Street Journal. "He was always friendly; he always liked to talk," Salazar said. Jesse's family has a collection of animals he enjoyed playing with, and he was learning to ride horseback. Family friend Barbara McSperrin told the Journal that Jesse was "a typical six-year-old little boy, full of life."