Willem was truly a generous and inspirational archaeologist and heritage expert for all those that had the pleasure of working with him in the NEXUS1492 ERC project. He was a great motivator for many people working in the fields of archaeology and heritage management. His drive and passion will be deeply missed by all of us.

We send our sincerest condolences to his wife and family.

Corinne Hofman, Ulrik Brandes, Gareth Davies (PI’s of the Nexus1492 ERC project).

Maribel, Andrzej, Marlena, Csilla, Arie, Eldris, Katarina, Mariana, Eduardo, Menno, Sarah, Pauline, Jason, Sjoerd, Martijn, Jimmy, Hayley, Angus, Jana, Hannes, Till, Eloise, Amy, Carmen, Jorge, Roberto, Julijan, Lou, Ilone, Darlene, Kirsten, Jan, Termeh, Viviana, Daniel, Habiba, Esther, Janne, Laura, Alice, Sebastiaan and affiliated researchers.