Son of Sophia and Zohar, brother of David. He was born on the 18th of Nissan 5737 (6.4.1977) in Be’er Sheva, where he grew up and was educated. A playful, active child who charmed his surroundings with his captivating smile. Time ran to Ronnie and it developed rapidly. Earlier than usual, he began climbing, running, and riding a bicycle. For the first two years, Ronny studied at the Alon elementary school, where he continued to the Gevim Elementary School and stood out as an outstanding student and loved everything. He liked to read and paint. His artistic talent led him to participate in a national painting competition entitled ‘A Tree under a Tree’. His work was chosen from hundreds of paintings and compositions. He received a certificate of appreciation and his painting was hung in the Youth Wing of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Ronny was a natural athlete and in every industry that tried his strength – he succeeded. At the age of eleven he was already skiing in the Alps, winning first place in a children’s ski competition and jumping three levels to the senior group. He was an ice-skater and managed to slide off without any help from the first steps. Roni belonged to the tennis club in Be’er Sheva and practiced swimming in the local Hapoel team. In addition, he played basketball, excelled in light athletics, practiced water skiing, cycled, and received certificates and excellencies in the school and the departments he participated in. Roni did high school in “Makif” high school. Due to his natural inclination to play, he chose to study in the theater track of the school and played many plays. During this period, he spent less on his studies and more on recreation with friends. He made many trips in the framework of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) and toured the country in length and breadth. Ronny loved the country, the sea and the forests. He was moved by the Negev, the Judean Desert, the Galilee and the Golan Heights. One of his most famous trips was a journey from the Haifa coast to Tel Aviv, a journey he made with his girlfriend Gal and a couple of friends. Ronny developed other hobbies: dancing, watching movies and listening to music, especially contemporary. His musical talent was easily diagnosed, but due to his impatience to practice, he interrupted his guitar lessons and did not continue to play another instrument. Ronny had a sensitive soul and developed sense of justice. When he encounters injustice, he fights with all his might, even at the cost of personal damage. He despised hypocrisy and dishonesty and was an example of his noble behavior. He loved people and they loved him. His broad heart knew how to give boundless love to his family and many friends. Before joining the army, Ronen traveled with his family to Canada, where his brother lived, where he accumulated many experiences. At the end of November 1995, Roni joined the IDF and was bitterly disappointed when doctors discovered that he was suffering from medical problems and was not fit to serve. As a combat soldier. He expressed his feelings in a letter he wrote about the day of enlistment: “I was happy, I’m finally enlisting … I felt like I was going to do something, contribute and give From myself to the state, as he did, I also felt a certain purpose in life. ” Roni was assigned to the Military Police, but acted with his characteristic determination to raise his medical profile. He underwent surgery, medical committees, and did not rest until he had achieved his goal. “I am sure that as a combat soldier I will be able to exhaust myself, to contribute and to give,” he wrote. I believe that I have the qualities that are suitable for full and effective functioning as a infantry soldier: high motivation, good physical fitness, the ability to withstand training as well as the love of the field, I believe that beyond my personal will, the system will also benefit from my services. ” On the day he received the news that he wasHe was supposed to undergo a motorcycle riding test and get the license he had been longing for all his life, but he gave up and rushed to the induction center, fearing that his dream would go wrong again. A year later, Ronny began his military career with recruits who had just enlisted, but received everything with a smile and love, and Ronny swept them all along the arduous paths and the beret. Shiret testified to him: “The moral baggage he brought with him to the IDF, his spirit of volunteerism and the strong desire to serve in a combat unit, We have decided that his proper place is in the battalion’s command line and Ronen did not disappoint, and in a short time he became the commander of a charismatic class, a personal example and a symbol among his subordinates. ” On December 28, 1997, Roni fell while serving, and he is twenty years old. Roni was laid to rest in the military section of the cemetery in Meitar. Survived by his parents and brother. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Amnon Lipkin-Shahak wrote: “Ronen was described by his commanders as an outstanding soldier, who was a personal example of those around him at all times and who stood out in his concern for his soldiers. Ronen demonstrated endless dedication in his position and was admired and accepted by his commanders and subordinates alike. “The commander of the Shaked company said:” Roni, you were a soldier that every commander would want under his command. You were a leader who grew up out of his friends and stood out from your class and above … The person you were and your special character led us, the commanders, to the conclusion that you are ready to command soldiers before your time, and indeed it was … Your steady character, From your birth, your steadfast stance on the justice of your path, which often left us, the commanders, gaping in your mouth, and your ability to go through the difficult and arduous journey with a constant smile on your face and the encouragement of your friends, testified to you as one of the best young people. At the plantation ceremony, the parents said: “We have great privilege and happiness to be Roni’s parents, And so sharp and so wonderful. This happiness, along with the pain and sorrow, will remain with us forever, just as this grove will continue to grow and develop, to give shade and give happiness to people, as Roni would like. “Gal, who was Roni’s friend, wrote to his memory: You magical creature, how you floated into my life and illuminated everything with infinite love. I still remember the exact second when that sense of wonder awoke in me … I knew with a frightening sharpness that he sent me an angel, you. “Linor wrote:” Roni, your death ordered me life … The hole that opened in the heart of time will not heal , The struggle against pain that threatens to take over will always last. You can not turn the wheel back, and try to prove to you that we do deserve a friend like you can no longer. “
