Aidan Price  (July 7, 2001 - June 19, 2021)

Aidan Price was born in San Francisco on July 7, 2001, and spent most of his life in Berkeley, CA, where he attended The Berkeley School, Rosa Parks Elementary, King Middle School, and Berkeley High, earning Academic Choice, class of 2019. He died suddenly on June 20th, shortly after completing his freshman year at Carleton College in Northfield, MN.  Curiosity, friendship, creativity, and big hugs were at the heart of every aspect of his life. 

Aidan’s journey with epilepsy began at age 12 with absence seizures,  then progressed to tonic-clonic seizures at age 17 when he was diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy.  Despite the diagnosis, Aidan was an accomplished musician, scholar and athlete.

Aidan had a gift for forging deep and caring friendships.  Even as a college freshman during the pandemic, where masks and low social density was mandatory, he formed a very tight network of close friends. Aidan’s love of life, big ideas, wit, and curiosity about learning new things brought such joy and adventure to all who knew him. 

Aidan’s eagerness to make others laugh, squirm or delight in the unusual was boundless. We feel so lucky to have had his gap year coincide with quarantine so he could share his love of singing and games with our family.  Despite being nearly 7 years apart in age, Aidan adored sharing both music and sports with his brother.  His laughter and big hugs will be deeply missed.

While his epilepsy was the last thing Aidan ever wanted to discuss, it is our deepest hope that by supporting the work of CURE Epilepsy we can help to better understand this challenging condition and find new treatment options for people living with epilepsy.