A celebration of life was 4-8 p.m. March 7 at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids for Jaiden Allen Michael Pick. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls at a later date.
Jaiden Allen Michael Pick was born Sept. 15, 1997, in St. Cloud to Aaron and Tonya (Seals) Pick. He grew up in a beautiful home with his brother, Jordan, and two dogs, Molly and Owen. Jaiden married his high school sweetheart, Nicole (Skinner) Pick, Oct. 7, 2016, in Newport News, Virginia. He was led by his intuition his whole life. He joined the Air Force after high school with no hesitation, and he took pride in his work and gained many awards. Jaiden and Nicole lived in Okinawa, Japan, for three years, Las Vegas for one year in a fifth wheel camper we renovated, and eventually retired from the Air Force and settled down in Duluth in their fixer upper house. He put all his efforts into making it a beautiful home. Their family was complete with their dogs, Oaklyn and Montana, and cat, Mollo. Jaiden valued a more simple life. One that is purposeful, vulnerable and slowed down.
Jaiden was a brave, empathetic, strong, sensitive man who had a passion for helping others be their best selves. He always saw what was underneath the surface and empathized with where people were at in their personal life journeys. He left lasting impressions at his work driving disabled individuals at Stride Paratransit by creating meaningful conversation, smiling at everyone and always being kind. Jaiden was known for giving the absolute best hugs full of intention and purpose.
He loved and respected nature, enjoyed off grid camping road-trips to the West with his wife and dogs, hiking in National Forests, and rock crawling off-road vehicles. Jaiden also took pride in creating artwork with wood. He had a creative mind and soul. His ideas flowed out of him in ways that touched hearts. Jaiden was passionate about his red Volkswagen R32 he named Valerie that he bought in high school, along with all of his loved vehicles along the way.
Jaiden was lightning in a bottle.
He is survived by his wife Nicole; parents Aaron and Tonya; brother Jordan; nephew Elliott; dogs Oaklyn and Montana; cat Mollo; and grandparents on both family sides.
Obituary and guest book available online at www.williamsdingmann.com
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