Aidan Joseph A.J. Foster was a 10-year-old fifth grader from Gates, North Carolina who died on May 4, 2020, at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia. Born May 8, 2009, in Suffolk, Virginia, he was the son of Timothy Roy Foster and Crystal Leigh Dowdy Foster and served as Vice-President of the Junior Beta Club at Buckland Elementary School.

Aidan loved dirt bikes, football and the outdoors, and was known for caring for baby rabbits he found. Family and friends called him Mighty Meat Ball. The family gathered at their home in Gates on May 9, 2020, to celebrate his life and planned a memorial garden, asking that contributions be made to Buckland Elementary School in his memory. No arrests, suspects or legal actions are mentioned in the available details.

Did anyone in the community know Aidan or have memories to share about him?