Patrick Quinn, co-creator of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, died aged 37 on Sunday following a lengthy battle with the neurodegenerative disease, according to a statement from the ALS Foundation.
His family said on social media that Quinn, who was born and grew up in Yonkers, New York, died Sunday morning, seven years after he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
