Galili, Natalie

Daughter of Rachel and Daniel. She was born on August 22, 1976, in Moshav Azrikam, to a family of four. Natalie was a pretty, smiling girl. She began her studies at the “Regavim” elementary school in nearby Moshav Emunim, and in middle school and high school she studied at the Be’er Tuvia High School. In both schools, throughout her years of study, Natalie was a good student, accepted and loved by society, involved and active. In the 10th grade she enlisted in the Moshav movement and in 11th and 12th grades she volunteered to work in Magen David Adom in Kiryat Malachi, and found great satisfaction in providing first aid. Natalie was a good athlete, always full of energy and joy of life, laughing and loud, loved by her friends and returned by the boys. Just as she loved to be pampered and enjoy the pleasures of life, she was also happy to lend a helping hand, to initiate and organize various activities. After completing her studies, she worked for a period of time in Eilat, and in February 1995 she enlisted in the IDF, and at the end of her basic training she was sent to serve as a driver at the Air Force School of Aviation at the Uvda base. On June 17, 1996, Natalie was killed in a car accident at the base where she served, leaving parents, sister of Limor and two brothers – Ronen and Gili – brought to rest. Who lives in the military cemetery in Kfar Warburg, was twenty years old at the time of the Nakba, and Lieutenant Colonel Yoav, commander of the unit where Natalie served, wrote: A. to rotate the workshop people and examiners, so that each vehicle brought by the best treatment in the shortest time. Natalie could not be missed laughing, her cries and her voice rolling in the corridors of headquarters or connection. She always knew how to help when he was needed, and so many of the friends she had bought at the base during her service testified. It is difficult to summarize in a few lines the space Natalie has left us, her dilemmas, her fears, the joys and the loves, all of which she has shared with us. If this is comforting, let us recall that her death, like her life, was short and full of power. “Her family published a book in her memory.