Extremely sad to hear. An amazing part of this community who I’d read for years, and as mentioned elsewhere, a man full of stories including ones about James Dean and others.
Should be mentioned that Van was also a strong brand ambassador to Aero leathers.
When I was lurking on the site more than posting, his fit photos were a tremendous inspiration for me and my own Aero jackets, as I’m sure he was to many others as well.
Never had the chance to interact with him in any way, but have read many of his posts from the past. Seemed like an awesome guy, really inspired me to look into center button jackets more than anyone else. His Aero Teamster photos will forever be stuck in my mind. Thanks for the obituary, nice to get to know more about him. RIP Hoosier Daddy!
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