According to Laurel’s father, Andy Griggs, her asthma was diagnosed at an early age. Additionally, he said that they closely monitored her asthma and brought her to routine checkups. She was also taking medication for her medical condition, per Page Six.

On the night of her death, Griggs told her father that she wasn’t feeling good. This prompted him to call emergency services as Laurel was having difficulty breathing. En route to Mount Sinai Hospital, according to Page Six, Laurel was given CPR to help with her breathing. She died in the hospital four hours later due to a “massive asthma attack,” her grandfather explained.

Many lauded Laurel Griggs for her talents and professionalism, but she also made an impact outside the entertainment industry. Her grandfather David Rivlin shared to The New York Times that Laurel was also a supporter of the environment and might have become a lawyer when she grew up if her life wasn’t cut short.

“Laurel was a scholar more than an actress, and society can only dream of what a difference she would have made if her life continued,” Rivlin said, according to Playbill.