Was born on May 21, 1976 in Kiryat Shmona, the eldest son of his parents, who brought great joy upon his birth. As an only child, he received everything he wanted and his father used to treat as a gift each day upon his return from work. Tomer was a naughty boy, who loved to play in cars, and by the age of four he had already identified all kinds of vehicles. Tomer grew up in Kiryat Shmona and studied at Metzudot Elementary School and the Danziger High School. He was a sociable, beloved and accepted boy who was always surrounded by many friends and a lot to spend with them. Tomer was drafted into the IDF in October 1994, and at the end of his basic training training at 7 Training Base, he was assigned as a platoon commander. And a real leader, everyone knows that anyone who is dealing with a problem can turn to Tomer and receive support and a big smile, and Tomer will always be remembered for his broad smile, which is constantly on his face and his glittering eyes looking at you tenderly from above, from a height of 1.85 meters. It is clear to his commanders that Tomer is best suited to this role. On August 28, 1997, a month and a half before his release, Tomer was killed in a road accident at the Ariel junction on his way to Tel Aviv to spend time with his girlfriend. Staff Sergeant Tomer Atias was laid to rest in the Kiryat Shmona military cemetery at the age of twenty-one and left behind his parents, two sisters, Eti and Or and Aviram, in a certificate of appreciation that came to Tomer’s parents a few days after his fall. Tomer’s commander, Yossi Segev, writes: “Tomer, it’s hard for me.” Tomer’s commander, Tomer, described Tomer’s qualities in a nutshell: “Helps and helps others, who has the ability to work with an audience, Think and write about you in the past tense. A lot of soldiers passed under my command over the years, only a few of them were friends. You, Tomer, during our joint service in the 188th Brigade, you became a friend. I always knew I had to just ask for things to be … and they were always the best. But beyond work and daily hard and grinding, we also knew how to do other things that friends do and not soldier and commander. We knew how to laugh together, to spend time together and gossip together about all the girls, because Tomer knew how to combine work and hard work with recreation and pleasure. I can assure you Tomer that your beautiful and laughing face (all the time) I will always remember. I met your family, Tomer, and now I understand what you’ve always been proud of. It’s hard to console a family when it loses a son, but memories, the things you’ve been able to do, Tomer, will surely ease, and a little bit about the pain. I promise you, Tomer, that I will keep in touch with your wonderful family. Finally, Tomer, I hope that those who believe that after this world we are going to the next world will surely be right, then surely, when the time comes, we will meet and I will be able to embrace you in a strong and strong embrace. Together we will cook a good meal in the middle of the night. Talia, a friend of Tomer from the company, writes: “How in one day of the whole year / day that was planned for recreation, a day of pleasure / became in a split second a day of pain, a somber day that everyone met at the point of crisis.” The birds were chirping, the sun was shining / On the outside It was a wonderful day. But on the inside came the distress / great pain, deep anxiety. So how is it, everyone asks … Tomer, why was he picked? A young man who did not have time to taste the decorated cake of life, who wanted to realize dreams reflected in the reality mirror that always breaks down. Why is the root of a life that has not yet evolved, God? Please explain to us the secret of life. / Now he is not with us,He lies there alone among stone and ashes, and we will not be able to shed the pain from our hearts.
