The Aidan Inteso Memorial Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational, motivational, and advancement opportunities for children, youth, and young adults within our communities. Aidan Michael Inteso of Toms River, NJ was just beginning a journey filled with limitless potential when he passed away suddenly in September 2020 from undiagnosed myocarditis. Aidan
was born and raised in Toms River, NJ and graduated from Toms River East High School in 2020. He was excited to begin his Ursinus College career and expressed an interest in working in our national parks. Because of his passion for nature, data science and analytics, Aidan was exploring business and environmental studies at Ursinus. Aidan was a gifted hockey player and during his high school career, he was a 4-year varsity defenseman, assistant captain as a junior, and captain of the team as a senior. He was also a member of the high school lacrosse team and helped coach the sport to young kids including his brother Nathan. Aidan enjoyed making his own “A-Bomb” brand hot sauce, watching F1 Racing, UFC Fights, the Giants, Devils, Yankees, and hosting endless sleepovers at his mom’s house with his “Crew”. He enjoyed being outdoors and especially enjoyed surf fishing, hunting, canoeing, hiking at his stepmother’s family cabin in Pennsylvania, and playing disc golf. He watched countless sunsets with his mom in Island Heights. He learned to build and modify cars with his Dad and Uncle Carm, and loved his recently purchased ‘95 Mustang. Most importantly Aidan loved spending time with his family and all his friends, especially his younger brother Nathan, who considered Aidan his best friend and mentor. Aidan loved not only playing Legos, Nerf guns, Pokemon cards, and so on with Nathan, but passing along his collections to him. Despite their almost 10 yr age difference, they shared never ending discussions about rockets, space, airplanes, supercars, F1 racing, military history, etc, etc. Aidan lived a life of passion, respect, pride, and perseverance motivated by the question:
"How are you better today than you were yesterday?" - Aidan Inteso
