Ingcweti yokuyeka isikole esikoleni esiphakeme ngemuva komkhiqizo weVans, uPaul Van Doren, ushone eneminyaka engama-90.
Ilebuli yamateki imemezele izindaba zokushona kwakhe nge-tweet ngoMeyi 7, 2021. Kodwa-ke, imbangela yokufa ayikadalulwa kuze kube manje.
Ngenhliziyo ebuhlungu uVans umemezela ukudlula emhlabeni komsunguli wethu, uPaul Van Doren. UPawulu wayengeyena nje usomabhizinisi; wayengumuntu omusha. Sithumela uthando lwethu namandla emndenini wakwaVan Doren kanye namalungu angenakubalwa amaVans Family abalethe ifa likaPaul empilweni. pic.twitter.com/5pDEo6RNhj
- Amaveni (@ VANS_66) Meyi 7, 2021
I-tweet ithi:
Kungenhliziyo ebuhlungu lapho uVans ememezela khona ukudlula emhlabeni komsunguli wethu, uPaul Van Doren. UPawulu wayengeyena nje usomabhizinisi; wayengumuntu omusha. Sithumela uthando lwethu namandla emndenini wakwaVan Doren kanye namalungu angenakubalwa amaVans Family abalethe ifa likaPaul empilweni.
Umphakathi we-skateboarding nabalandeli abavela emhlabeni wonke bebelokhu bephuma nezinkokhelo zikaVan Doren.
Abalandeli abaningi abasosizini nabathembekile balowo mkhiqizo baze bakuthole kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi lowo owayesungule naye lo msebenzi usedlulile emhlabeni. Abafundi bangabona ama-tweets angezansi.
Phumula Ngokuthula, Paul Van Doren! 🥀
ngiyabonga ngokudala umsebenzi wobuciko onjalo pic.twitter.com/6lumDLLeAzezinye izindlela zokuthi uxolo ngokulahlekelwa kwakho- yaya (@heyahya) Meyi 7, 2021
Kubuhlungu kakhulu ukuzwa ukuthi uPaul Van Doren ushonile pic.twitter.com/KkWFygxcg6
- william hugh potter (@whpotter) Meyi 7, 2021
RIP UPaul Van Doren.
- kubanda njengenhliziyo yakho yakudala (@jastairvine) Meyi 7, 2021
Ngaphandle kwakhe, bekungeke kube khona i-VANS. pic.twitter.com/U4zuj77KSF
Angikaze ngicabange ukuthi ngizoba nemizwa kangaka ngokudlula emhlabeni kukaPaul Van Doren. Ngiyabonga Mnumzane. Phuma Odongeni Phakade!
- shara (@shararanika) Meyi 7, 2021
Mina neqembu lami sithumela imicabango yethu emndenini wakwaVan Doren, nasemndenini wakwaVans.
- Umphathi uKatrina Foley (@SupervisorFoley) Meyi 7, 2021
UJames noPaul Van Doren basize ukuletha ubuhlakani nobuhlakani kule nkampani eyisimangaliso manje. RIP, nefa lakho lizohlala njalo. https://t.co/XE8ihxxgb2
RIP sir Paul Van Doren (90) .. umsunguli wamaVans as a Vans lover for 11yrs, you have all my respect, thank you pic.twitter.com/UF5aH3X8Gm
- (@chewymoto) Meyi 7, 2021
UPaul Van Doren udlule emhlabeni. I-Idk noma yini ngaye, kepha ngiyazi nje ukuthi wangisiza ekudaleni uhlobo lomkhiqizo wami wezintandokazi. pic.twitter.com/F3F0tdHRv8
- plant cells (@linuxkensho) Meyi 7, 2021
Olunye kuphela uphawu enginokwethembeka kulo, yini isicathulo, inkampani enjani. RIP. https://t.co/zLIYVQxdY0
- UBen Buchnat (@benbuchnat) Meyi 8, 2021
RIP kumphayona weqiniso #PaulVanDoren pic.twitter.com/syD5PLXBeE
- UBarzin Akhavan (@BarzinAkhavan) Meyi 7, 2021
Phumula Ngokuthula, uPaul Van Doren ️
Sboniso (@sbonisomngadi) Meyi 7, 2021
Lokhu ukwakheka engikwenze esikoleni esiphakeme ngenkathi ngifunda i-photoshop yamanye wamabili ngiwathandayo
Ukuzamazama ukushelela kwami usuku lonke namuhla pic.twitter.com/lMm55MLeDh
Ukuphumula Emandleni Paul Van Doren
- Randiantariksa (@randiantariksa) Meyi 8, 2021
Phumula ngokuthula uPaul Van Doren izicathulo zakho ziyisithonjana futhi uyinganekwane abaqeqeshi bakho abazogqokwa izizukulwane ezizayo njengoba zazinjalo ngezizukulwane ezedlule. Abaqeqeshi abade be-oldskool abahamba emigwaqweni ngokunethezeka nangesitayela.
- Mandy Reid (@ MandyRe25449495) Meyi 8, 2021
Siyabonga ngemisebenzi yakho emisha nentshisekelo! Ukuphumula kulula
- Dj Aero (@DjAero) Meyi 8, 2021
Ngishushuluze, ngishaye futhi ngiphile impilo yami ezicathulweni zakho ezidumile. Ngiyabonga futhi uphumule ngokuthula uMnu Van Doren.
- VdaraPete (@VdaraPete) Meyi 8, 2021
RIP, Wenze lo mhlaba indawo engcono ngothando, ubuciko nokunethezeka 🤍
- Kumail (@KumailMJ) Meyi 7, 2021
Umlando kaPaul Van Doren nomkhiqizo wamaVans

Ilogo yezithonjana zamaVans nomugqa wethegi kaPaul Van Doren (Isithombe ngeVans, Facebook)
Umuntu owashiya isikole esikoleni esiphakeme eBoston, uPaul Van Doren, wayesebenzela inkampani yezicathulo ebizwa ngeRandy’s, okuwumkhiqizo owawuthengisa amateki anezikhumba. Maphakathi nama-60s, uvan Doren nomfowabo, uJim Van Doren, bathunyelwa yinkampani ukuyophatha ifektri eyayingasebenzi kahle eGarden Grove, eCalifornia.
Kodwa laba bobabili baqhubeka nokusungula amaVans e-Anaheim, eCalifornia.
Ngo-1966, amaVans aqala umbuso wezicathulo onezigidigidi ngezigidi noJim nozakwethu uGordon Lee noSerge D'E | lia. Inkampani iVan Doren Rubber Company yaqala ukuthandwa kusukela yasungulwa ngezicathulo zayo zesikebhe futhi yaphuma njengekhodi yokugqoka efanelekile yendlela yokuphila yasolwandle.
Uphawu lweVans lubambe iqhaza elibalulekile kusiko lwe-skate lwaseCalifornia futhi lwaze lwasiza nendlela yalo yokuphila yaba yinto yomhlaba wonke.
Yize lesi sikhondlakhondla sezingubo sabhekana nokuqothuka ngo-1984 futhi sathengiselwa i-VF Corporation ngo-2004, lo mkhiqizo ukwazile ukukhuphuka njengamandla emfashini ngokuthengisa okulinganiselwa ku- $ 4 billion ngonyaka.
Kusobala ukuthi uPaul Van Doren umemezele lo mkhiqizo empumelelweni yakhe eyizigidigidi zamadola eminyakeni yakhe yokuqala, futhi uzokhunjulwa ngempela yinkampani kanye ne-fanbase yayo.