Christian Roth, Head of the BVSW office in Munich, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on 30 October 2023 at the age of 46. The BVSW publishes the following obituary: Roth worked for the BVSW as office manager for five years. In this position, he was responsible for planning events and designing the seminar programme. With his comprehensive expertise and his talent for networking, he made a valuable contribution to the development of the BVSW. His reliability and expertise earned him the trust and appreciation of all those who had contact with him. His willingness to help, his calm and unifying manner and his fine sense of humour enriched the BVSW team, in which he played an important role. His death will leave a painful gap. In Christian Roth, we have lost a colleague and friend whom we will always remember fondly.