Chuck Rolek (In Memoriam — 1988-2019)
Chuck was a fixture at dsmHack from day one. For the first three years of dsmHack, he not only helped the teams he joined as a volunteer but was the first to step up and help any other participant or team that needed it. He was our go-to guy and everyone knew he’d bend over backward to make sure that all of our nonprofits left happy. He then joined as a board member in 2017 so that he could “help as many people as humanly or superhumanly possible.” He wanted to focus his energies and direct his efforts to make each dsmHack event that much better. And he did. The impact that Chuck was able to have on not only our organization but on the community as a whole were immeasurable and he is greatly missed.