I have a lot of good memories of Van and me growing up when we were young, but there’s one thing in particular I know about Van... that he was artistic & creative... & I do know for certain that Van liked his “views!” Haha😊 And I will never forget the time I realized just how much he liked his “views!” Years ago he & Dalene & the girls rented a house up on “Oakie” Hill in San Leandro & I had gone over there for the first time to visit him. No sooner was I inside the house he said to me, “Come here, come here, come over here” & then walked over to the front room bay window & opened the drapes & said, “Look at that view! You can see all the way across the Bay & all the lights at night too!” I mean to tell you he just loved that view!! And I believe that’s the reason he wanted to rent that house! And now fast forward to today & go with him to his final resting place at Lone Tree Cemetery & I can hear him say, “Come here, come here, come over here & look at that view! You can see all the way across the Bay & all the lights at night too!” And I believe that’s the reason why he wanted to rest eternally here! Amen & Amen🙏Brenda