In Memoriam Roy Fransen

It was with great sadness that we learned of the sudden passing of Roy Fransen at the age of 38, on Wednesday, August 18, 2021.

Roy enjoyed working in the laboratory at the Central Biobank MUMC+ and grew in his role as a laboratory technician. He was very happy to have gotten a permanent position and he foresaw a bright future. The Biobank's laboratory was his domain and he took on more and more responsibilities. Training students and new employees in the techniques and familiarising them with all the tasks of the Biobank gave him great pleasure. He was proud when they could perform the actions independently.

Roy was part of the team and felt at home at the Biobank. We will never forget that Roy used to have breakfast with Red Bull and biscuits. His love for ‘cuddly animals’ such as the Quokka and Lamas was fascinating. So was his wish to have a penguin act as the mascot of the Biobank. Together we were working on a promotional film about the Biobank, but with Roy's vivid imagination this slowly became a thriller/action movie at cinema level.

We enjoyed Roy's adventures and photos. His experiences with Obstacle runs as well as his stories of his adventures with cycling, climbing and vacations were greatly appreciated. Unfortunately we have not been able to hear his last stories about the trip to Denmark with his brother. Roy still wanted to travel a lot and had many plans for the future, unfortunately they will not come true.

Roy will be missed greatly and our thoughts are with his family and friends. We wish them a lot of strength.

On behalf of the colleagues of the Central Biobank MUMC+