Edri, Abraham

Ben Ellis and Solomon. He was born on Thursday, April 23, 1969 At the end of July 1987 Avi enlisted in the IDF and served in the Ordnance Corps. Upon his enlistment, his great love for the army was revealed. At first, he was assigned to the Northern Command of the Southern Command and served as a generator technician, and soon his commanders were impressed by the qualities of his good character and his great potential. An unusual love story was created between them and on November 25, 1991, after a two-year-old acquaintance, the couple married and established their home in Be’er Sheva. As an arming officer in Battalion 17. Over the years he served in many diverse positions, progressed in the ranks and planned a course of development in the corps. Throughout his career he stood out as a developed personal consciousness, steadily and earnestly fulfilling every task or goal he had taken upon himself and received praise and warm assessments. After serving as an assistant munitions officer in the division, Avi was appointed as an armament officer for an engineering center in Judea and Samaria, and in 1995 he graduated with a BA in Business Administration and Human Relations from Achva College. He returned to the Military Intelligence Corps, the place where he began his military service, and was appointed commander of a company, the RACAM workshop, a position that he filled professionally and with his special sensitivity.As a commander, Avi was characterized with determination and an open heart for his subordinates. . By now my father was a major and still motivated to continue to the most difficult positions, expressing his readiness for personal sacrifice and a desire to give and contribute entirely to the army. In 2003, Avi was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and appointed to serve as a divisional ammunition officer in Tze’elim. Himself a personal risk and with the understanding that there the best officers are needed. His request was granted and my father was appointed. He fulfilled his dream of serving in a difficult and complex role during such a difficult time, reaching the peak of the knowledge and experience he had acquired during his many years as an officer in the Ordnance Corps. In June 2005 my father was diagnosed with a serious illness. He found strength in his soul, but after a stubborn struggle he fell in the line of duty on 8 March 2006. He was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Be’er Sheva, leaving a wife, two children, a mother, Two sisters and a brother,