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  • FIGHT.

  • FIGHT. >> Devin: AND HE WASN'T.

  • >> Devin: AND HE WASN'T.

  • >> Devin: AND HE WASN'T. KIM?

  • KIM?

  • KIM? >> Kim: HIS KINDNESS AND

  • >> Kim: HIS KINDNESS AND

  • >> Kim: HIS KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY SEEMED TO HAVE NO

  • GENEROSITY SEEMED TO HAVE NO

  • GENEROSITY SEEMED TO HAVE NO LIMITS.

  • LIMITS.

  • LIMITS. THAT'S WHAT DETROIT MAYOR MIKE

  • THAT'S WHAT DETROIT MAYOR MIKE

  • THAT'S WHAT DETROIT MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN SAID AFTER LEARNING OF

  • DUGGAN SAID AFTER LEARNING OF

  • DUGGAN SAID AFTER LEARNING OF THE PASSING OF ART VAN

  • THE PASSING OF ART VAN

  • THE PASSING OF ART VAN ELSLANDER.

  • ELSLANDER.

  • ELSLANDER. ART VAN WAS AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE

  • ART VAN WAS AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE

  • ART VAN WAS AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE HERE IN METRO DETROIT NOT JUST

  • HERE IN METRO DETROIT NOT JUST

  • HERE IN METRO DETROIT NOT JUST IN THE BUSINESS WORLD BUT ALSO

  • IN THE BUSINESS WORLD BUT ALSO

  • IN THE BUSINESS WORLD BUT ALSO IN PHILANTHROPY.

  • IN PHILANTHROPY.

  • IN PHILANTHROPY. PAULA TUTMAN HAS A LOOK AT THE

  • PAULA TUTMAN HAS A LOOK AT THE

  • PAULA TUTMAN HAS A LOOK AT THE MAN WHO DID SO MUCH FOR THE CITY

  • MAN WHO DID SO MUCH FOR THE CITY

  • MAN WHO DID SO MUCH FOR THE CITY HE LOVED.

  • HE LOVED.

  • HE LOVED. ART VAN ELSLANDER, KNOWN AS ART

  • ART VAN ELSLANDER, KNOWN AS ART

  • ART VAN ELSLANDER, KNOWN AS ART VAN, PASSED AWAY FROM LUNG

  • VAN, PASSED AWAY FROM LUNG

  • VAN, PASSED AWAY FROM LUNG CANCER, AFTER HE BEAT IT A YEAR

  • CANCER, AFTER HE BEAT IT A YEAR

  • CANCER, AFTER HE BEAT IT A YEAR AGO.

  • AGO.

  • AGO. >> PEOPLE IN LIFE WILL PUT A

  • >> PEOPLE IN LIFE WILL PUT A

  • >> PEOPLE IN LIFE WILL PUT A SMALL FINGERPRINT ON YOU AND

  • SMALL FINGERPRINT ON YOU AND

  • SMALL FINGERPRINT ON YOU AND PEOPLE THAT WILL PUT A SMALL

  • PEOPLE THAT WILL PUT A SMALL

  • PEOPLE THAT WILL PUT A SMALL HAND PRINT.

  • HAND PRINT.

  • HAND PRINT. AND THEN PEOPLE WHO COME THROUGH

  • AND THEN PEOPLE WHO COME THROUGH

  • AND THEN PEOPLE WHO COME THROUGH YOUR LIFE AND PUT A FOOTPRINT ON

  • YOUR LIFE AND PUT A FOOTPRINT ON

  • YOUR LIFE AND PUT A FOOTPRINT ON YOU WHERE YOU'LL NEVER FORGET.

  • YOU WHERE YOU'LL NEVER FORGET.

  • YOU WHERE YOU'LL NEVER FORGET. >> Paula: HE CAME TO ART VAN

  • >> Paula: HE CAME TO ART VAN

  • >> Paula: HE CAME TO ART VAN WHEN THERE WAS ONLY 15 STORES.

  • WHEN THERE WAS ONLY 15 STORES.

  • WHEN THERE WAS ONLY 15 STORES. HE ROSE TO VP OF MERCHANDISE

  • HE ROSE TO VP OF MERCHANDISE

  • HE ROSE TO VP OF MERCHANDISE WHEN THEY HAD 140 STORES.

  • WHEN THEY HAD 140 STORES.

  • WHEN THEY HAD 140 STORES. HE WANTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE

  • HE WANTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE

  • HE WANTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE MR. VAN BEHIND ART VAN

  • MR. VAN BEHIND ART VAN

  • MR. VAN BEHIND ART VAN FURNITURE.

  • FURNITURE.

  • FURNITURE. I HAD ONLY BEEN HERE A YEAR WHEN

  • I HAD ONLY BEEN HERE A YEAR WHEN

  • I HAD ONLY BEEN HERE A YEAR WHEN MY WIFE DIED.

  • MY WIFE DIED.

  • MY WIFE DIED. HE BELIEVED IN HIS EMPLOYEES AND

  • HE BELIEVED IN HIS EMPLOYEES AND

  • HE BELIEVED IN HIS EMPLOYEES AND TOOK CARE OF THEM WHEN THEY HAD

  • TOOK CARE OF THEM WHEN THEY HAD

  • TOOK CARE OF THEM WHEN THEY HAD TOUGH TIMES.

  • TOUGH TIMES.

  • TOUGH TIMES. ANY TIME AN EMPLOYEE HAD A SICK

  • ANY TIME AN EMPLOYEE HAD A SICK

  • ANY TIME AN EMPLOYEE HAD A SICK CHILD, A MOTHER OR A FATHER AND

  • CHILD, A MOTHER OR A FATHER AND

  • CHILD, A MOTHER OR A FATHER AND ART WOULD FIND OUT ABOUT IT AND

  • ART WOULD FIND OUT ABOUT IT AND

  • ART WOULD FIND OUT ABOUT IT AND KNOW BIT, IMMEDIATELY HE WOULD

  • KNOW BIT, IMMEDIATELY HE WOULD

  • KNOW BIT, IMMEDIATELY HE WOULD CALL THEM AND HE WOULD FIND THE

  • CALL THEM AND HE WOULD FIND THE

  • CALL THEM AND HE WOULD FIND THE BEST PHYSICIANS OR SPECIALIST,

  • BEST PHYSICIANS OR SPECIALIST,

  • BEST PHYSICIANS OR SPECIALIST, WHATEVER WAS NEEDED.

  • WHATEVER WAS NEEDED.

  • WHATEVER WAS NEEDED. >> Paula: HE HAD A WILLING

  • >> Paula: HE HAD A WILLING

  • >> Paula: HE HAD A WILLING SIGNATURE ON THE BIG CHECKS THAT

  • SIGNATURE ON THE BIG CHECKS THAT

  • SIGNATURE ON THE BIG CHECKS THAT MADE THE BIG DIFFERENCES.

  • MADE THE BIG DIFFERENCES.

  • MADE THE BIG DIFFERENCES. >> Mort: YOU WERE ONE OF THE

  • >> Mort: YOU WERE ONE OF THE

  • >> Mort: YOU WERE ONE OF THE ONCE WHO SAID, WE CAN'T LET THIS

  • ONCE WHO SAID, WE CAN'T LET THIS

  • ONCE WHO SAID, WE CAN'T LET THIS PARADE GO UNDER.

  • PARADE GO UNDER.

  • PARADE GO UNDER. >> ABSOLUTELY.

  • >> ABSOLUTELY.

  • >> ABSOLUTELY. >> Paula: HE IS CREDITED WITH

  • >> Paula: HE IS CREDITED WITH

  • >> Paula: HE IS CREDITED WITH SINGLE HANDEDLY SAVING THE

  • SINGLE HANDEDLY SAVING THE

  • SINGLE HANDEDLY SAVING THE AMERICA'S THANKSGIVING PARADE.

  • AMERICA'S THANKSGIVING PARADE.

  • AMERICA'S THANKSGIVING PARADE. >> ART VAN COMES ALONG 30 YEARS

  • >> ART VAN COMES ALONG 30 YEARS

  • >> ART VAN COMES ALONG 30 YEARS AGO, SAVES THE PARADE, IS A

  • AGO, SAVES THE PARADE, IS A

  • AGO, SAVES THE PARADE, IS A PRESENTING SPONSOR, AND NOW

  • PRESENTING SPONSOR, AND NOW

  • PRESENTING SPONSOR, AND NOW WE'RE BUILDIN BIGGER AND

  • WE'RE BUILDIN BIGGER AND

  • WE'RE BUILDIN BIGGER AND BOLDER.

  • BOLDER.

  • BOLDER. >> Paula: WHEN HE WROTE THAT

  • >> Paula: WHEN HE WROTE THAT

  • >> Paula: WHEN HE WROTE THAT CHECK FOR $225,000, THIS IS WHAT

  • CHECK FOR $225,000, THIS IS WHAT

  • CHECK FOR $225,000, THIS IS WHAT IT MEANT.

  • IT MEANT.

  • IT MEANT. THIS IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL

  • THIS IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL

  • THIS IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FLOATS.

  • FLOATS.

  • FLOATS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER

  • I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER

  • I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THIS, IF YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH,

  • THIS, IF YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH,

  • THIS, IF YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH, WELL-WORN AND WELL-LOVED N A

  • WELL-WORN AND WELL-LOVED N A

  • WELL-WORN AND WELL-LOVED N A FLASH, THEY LOOKED LIKE THIS,

  • FLASH, THEY LOOKED LIKE THIS,

  • FLASH, THEY LOOKED LIKE THIS, STYLIZED, FABER GLASS, WELL

  • STYLIZED, FABER GLASS, WELL

  • STYLIZED, FABER GLASS, WELL FORMED, STATE-OF-THE-ART FLOATS.

  • FORMED, STATE-OF-THE-ART FLOATS.

  • FORMED, STATE-OF-THE-ART FLOATS. THIS HAPPENS IN A FLASH, BUT IT

  • THIS HAPPENS IN A FLASH, BUT IT

  • THIS HAPPENS IN A FLASH, BUT IT TOOK MONEY AND IT TOOK

  • TOOK MONEY AND IT TOOK

  • TOOK MONEY AND IT TOOK COMMITMENT.

  • COMMITMENT.

  • COMMITMENT. IN LARGE, HE WAS LARGER THAN THE

  • IN LARGE, HE WAS LARGER THAN THE

  • IN LARGE, HE WAS LARGER THAN THE LIVES HE SAVED A BIGGER THAN

  • LIVES HE SAVED A BIGGER THAN

  • LIVES HE SAVED A BIGGER THAN THE BALLOONS.

  • THE BALLOONS.

  • THE BALLOONS. A GIANT HAS FALLEN BUT NOT

  • A GIANT HAS FALLEN BUT NOT

  • A GIANT HAS FALLEN BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.

  • FORGOTTEN.

  • FORGOTTEN. WE WANTED TO END THE STORY HERE

  • WE WANTED TO END THE STORY HERE

  • WE WANTED TO END THE STORY HERE AT HIS FLAGSHIP STORE IN WARREN.

  • AT HIS FLAGSHIP STORE IN WARREN.

  • AT HIS FLAGSHIP STORE IN WARREN. I LOVE THIS ROOM BECAUSE IT SAYS

  • I LOVE THIS ROOM BECAUSE IT SAYS

  • I LOVE THIS ROOM BECAUSE IT SAYS DETROIT AND EVERYTHING THAT HE

  • DETROIT AND EVERYTHING THAT HE

  • DETROIT AND EVERYTHING THAT HE LOVED.

  • LOVED.

  • LOVED. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PARADE,

  • WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PARADE,

  • WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PARADE, EVEN THOUGH THE COMPANY WAS SOLD

  • EVEN THOUGH THE COMPANY WAS SOLD

  • EVEN THOUGH THE COMPANY WAS SOLD A YEAR AGO, HE HAS ENSURED IT

  • A YEAR AGO, HE HAS ENSURED IT

  • A YEAR AGO, HE HAS ENSURED IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE SPONSORED AT

  • WILL CONTINUE TO BE SPONSORED AT

  • WILL CONTINUE TO BE SPONSORED AT LEAST THROUGH THE YEAR 2021.

  • LEAST THROUGH THE YEAR 2021.

  • LEAST THROUGH THE YEAR 2021. AND BY THE WAY, WE'RE LEARNING A

  • AND BY THE WAY, WE'RE LEARNING A

  • AND BY THE WAY, WE'RE LEARNING A LOT, A LOT OF THINGS MAYBE YOU

  • LOT, A LOT OF THINGS MAYBE YOU

  • LOT, A LOT OF THINGS MAYBE YOU DIDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW.

  • DIDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW.

  • DIDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW. COMING UP AT 6:00, WE HEARD

  • COMING UP AT 6:00, WE HEARD

  • COMING UP AT 6:00, WE HEARD SOMETHING CALLED THE SIX

  • SOMETHING CALLED THE SIX

  • SOMETHING CALLED THE SIX LEARNING TOOLS OF ART VAN,

  • LEARNING TOOLS OF ART VAN,

  • LEARNING TOOLS OF ART VAN, CHANGED HIS NAME TO ART VAN,

  • CHANGED HIS NAME TO ART VAN,

  • CHANGED HIS NAME TO ART VAN, SHORTENED IT FOR THE PUBLIC

  • SHORTENED IT FOR THE PUBLIC

  • SHORTENED IT FOR THE PUBLIC BECAUSE NOBODY COULD PRONOUNCE

  • BECAUSE NOBODY COULD PRONOUNCE

  • BECAUSE NOBODY COULD PRONOUNCE THE LAST TIME.

  • THE LAST TIME.

  • THE LAST TIME. HE HAD 6 TOOLS OF LEARNING.

  • HE HAD 6 TOOLS OF LEARNING.

  • HE HAD 6 TOOLS OF LEARNING. WE LOVE THEM AND THOUGHT YOU

  • WE LOVE THEM AND THOUGHT YOU

  • WE LOVE THEM AND THOUGHT YOU WOULD LOVE THEM TOO.

  • WOULD LOVE THEM TOO.

  • WOULD LOVE THEM TOO. JOIN US IN A FEW MOMENTS.

  • JOIN US IN A FEW MOMENTS.

  • JOIN US IN A FEW MOMENTS. >> Kim: AND T

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