I miss my friend Van. Knowing that I won’t get the phone call, that he’s up in SF and wants to shoot a couple of games of pool, sucks. I used to have a guest room in my old house, he use to stay with me and my cat loved him. He would wake up and play guitar or my keyboard, and that’s what would wake me up. Van was an amazing person. We shared a lot of good times, and I’m grateful to have had him in my life.

And those memories are the ones I’ll hold on to.

- Darin Howard

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Fuck man, we lost another good one.. Van was a good friend of mine and a great human being all around. Not too many people have been born with such natural style on a skateboard, coupled with such a great personality. I will miss his goofy attitude, funny antics, and his amazing skateboarding . Van will obviously be missed by all of us here at deluxe and by skateboarders all over the world. Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones, for they are the ones that are impacted the hardest by this tragedy.

We love you van! We will never forget,

Never!

- John Alden