Jacob ("Jaap") de Paauw was one of the five children of Samuel de Paauw and Keetje Soubice.
Like his late father, Jaap was a diamond worker. In the twenties, he lost his job. He was unemployed for years and eventually lived on the dole with his wife and children. Under these circumstances, he felt obliged to step back as chairman of the soccerclub 'Eendracht Doet Winnen' (later known as HEDW, 'Hor…