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Rick Charns Memorial Find: Remembering Rick Charns with Gilbert Little League Fund
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Rick Charns Memorial Find: Remembering Rick Charns with Gilbert Little League Fund
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Rick Charns passing away unexpectedly on Monday, March 11th. Rick was first and foremost a loving father and husband to his nine-year-old son Nathan and his wife Lyn. You would be hard-pressed to find a picture of Rick without his family by his side. He often shared sweet family moments with friends at work, most recently texting “Proud Papa” to a colleague when Nathan hit a homerun at his spring baseball season opener.  Everyone who knew Rick here at work over his 17-year tenure knew that he was passionate about his projects, his customers, and supporting his team. Rick was instrumental in the success of the US DUV UIR team. He helped drive the team to meet seven out of seven upgrades to meet KPIs in the second half of 2023, a significant turn-around in their success.  In the past week alone, he told colleagues how proud he was of the team for beating the install cycle time commitment on their first NXT:1470 install, an achievement that resulted in an email recognition from the customer. A sentiment shared by many, one colleague put it into words well saying, “I always admired Rick’s dedication to his projects and to his project personnel. He was relentless in meeting his customer goals and ensuring that his people were properly supported throughout projects. His dedication to his family was beautiful to witness as well. He constantly spoke of his adoration for his wife and his aspirations for his young son.” He will be greatly missed by his family and so many at ASML. Anyone who knew Rick, knew how much he loved to watch his son play baseball. Rick's family is requesting donations to the Gilbert Little League in lieu of flowers.
Lichtjesroute Eindhoven Fund
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Lichtjesroute Eindhoven Fund
Support for the Lichtjesroute Eindhoven, a yearly event celebrating the liberation of Eindhoven. De Lichtjesroute is een 22 kilometer lang, met elektrische ornamenten verlicht traject, door de stad Eindhoven. De gekleurde lampen branden vanaf 18 september tot de tweede zondag in oktober. De Lichtjesroute is gelegen op de openbare weg, vertrekken kan op elk willekeurig punt en alles voor iedereen gratis toegankelijk. Het meest geniet je van de ornamenten als je de fiets neemt, dan ben je globaal twee uur onderweg. Kinderen hebben het meest plezier van de route, die jaarlijks tweehonderdduizend bezoekers telt. Het succes van de Lichtjesroute is vooral gebaseerd op de bereidwilligheid van een honderdtal vrijwilligers en de hulp van vele sponsoren. To commemorate our liberation and to express this in a “Eindhoven-way”, the citizens placed in 1945 candles and light bulbs, just after the second World War. Since 1984 this tradition is repeated every year in a modern way to make a 22 km route through Eindhoven, that is illuminated by lights. By using hundreds of thousands of light bulbs, LED’s and gas-discharge lamps, volunteers spend their free time to entertain 200.000 people every year that drive, walk or cycle this light route. For this event, several dozen of volunteers, kilometers of cable, lots of lamps and lots of time and sponsors, are put in this magnificent event. With the design of stylized subjects all visitors are amazed by the beauty of light.