Ben Simi and Yosef. Nati was born in Acre on the 25th of Shvat 5702 (February 1, 1970), a sixth child to his parents. Growing up in a warm and loving family. Nati grew up and studied in Acre. He began his studies at the Beit Yaakov elementary school, and went on to junior high school in the “Amit – Kennedy”, where he successfully completed 12th grade. In all his years he was an outstanding student and in high school he even took part in a project of study at the university, where only a few students whose scholastic achievements were particularly prominent were sent. In addition to his studies, he worked for a while as an assistant to a lawyer, and during his spare time he volunteered for MDA and assisted in the care of the sick and wounded. He served as a combat soldier in the Golani Brigade and spent considerable time in Lebanon, fighting against terrorists and carrying out operations that contributed to the state and protecting the lives of the residents. At the end of compulsory service, Nati decided to continue contributing and joined the career army in the Communications, Electronics and Computer Corps (later – the IT Corps). He took an officer’s course and graduated with honors. During his service he took an active part in the Second Lebanon War in 2006. Over the years he advanced to the rank of Major. Throughout his command, he was highly regarded by his commanders and commanders. Shortly after he began his regular service, he married Moran, and the couple settled in Kibbutz Nachshonim, in the south of Sharon, after long wanderings following his duties. The couple had three children: Yuval was born in 1994, and in 1999 Roni and Micha were born in 2003. Nati has often contributed to creating a new reality in the field of caring for those around him, whether they were his soldiers or his family. Nati loved to invest his free time in educating his children, and to instill values and love for the State of Israel. Nati was a loving and beloved husband and father. He traveled extensively with his family and loved to spoil them with his varied cooking – preparing special dishes and excellent cheeses. Another hobby that Nati nurtured from an early age was collecting car models. He invested time and energy in this, and over the years gained an impressive collection of models. The collection exists in the family’s home, and receives the devoted supervision of the son Micah. Major Nati fell in the course of his duty on 21 September 2011, from cardiac arrest. Forty-one years old. He was laid to rest in the cemetery at Kibbutz Nachshonim. A woman, two daughters and a son, left five brothers and two sisters. Wrote Avraham, Nati’s older brother: “If it were not for his tragic death, I know that he would have reached greatness … It is very painful for us to lose dear brother, from whom we take a lot of inspiration in life.” Nati’s commander, Col. Eli, wrote: “Throughout his career in the IT Corps, Nati has performed a wide range of positions in both the operational and logistics fields, and even after he decided to be discharged from military service, (In the Petach Tikvah) of the IDF’s Northern Command Corps, and despite the short period of time he succeeded in advancing the unit very well in various areas. Including the implementation of changes in the organizational structure, the adaptation of the infrastructure to the next decade, the treatment and absorption of Haredi soldiers, the training of soldiers in various civilian courses, the construction of a memorial wall for the fallen soldiers, the hymn of the national anthem, the establishment of the Tu Bishvat orchard, Between the Association for the Wellbeing of the Soldier and the base, “said Yonat, Nati’s sister.” Among Nati’s many qualities stood out mainly the qualities of transportation, initiation and listening. She was able to deal with every change, challenge, and task that came his way … During his service he often acted in hidden ways to help his soldiers in whatever they needed, and did not want to publicize his good deeds because his most prominent feature was humility. : “Nati invested his energy and time in order to advance the livingAnd in particular to nurture human resources, which was his guiding principle, showing care and concern to the last of his soldiers. Nati was a man of action in all his senses, and as he was, he was a man full of people. “
