Gilad (Plotnikov) Yoav

Son of Moshe and Leah. He was born on July 29, 1942 in Kibbutz Gan Shmuel. As a child he was cute and playful, healthy in body and soul, and he was very Simcha. He studied at the kibbutz educational institution and there he completed his studies. In October 1961, Yoav was drafted into the IDF, where he joined the army and the army, as was the case with every kibbutznik, as the son of a veteran mechanic and a boy who loved machinery and vehicles from his childhood. Myself strong enough to go through all of these. I hope that you will be proud of me and will not avenge the family name. “In the army he underwent various stages: after basic training he went to the tank commanders course and successfully passed an officers’ course (first stage of the course was even an outstanding student) Yoav remained calm, but Yoav remained calm, and the army changed him and made him older and believed in his ability.In every situation, Yoav maintained close contact with the family, large and small, and was always interested in his younger siblings. He knew that the warm connection with the family was a source of inspiration and encouragement Yoav worked in Gan Shmuel in various branches until he passed After his discharge from the military service, he married his choice of Lev, and their house was the first home (and the first family) in the Aluma group (his educational group) At the Gan Shmuel educational institution). After their first daughter was born, the family went on a third year of service to Kibbutz Nachshon in the Jerusalem corridor. In June 1970, Yoav was sent to a sabotage course to serve as the battalion’s sabotage officer. He was put to rest at the cemetery in Gan Shmuel, and was killed in the course of his duties in the Mount Hebron area and died of his wounds. (His parents, wife and children) received a letter from his battalion commander stating: “Yoav served in the battalion for six years with dedication. He always responded to every call to report to practice, to operational employment, and to meet with friends with a good feeling and a willingness to fulfill everything that was imposed on him. When I was given room for a sabotage officer in the battalion, I was presented with a number of good officers who wanted to leave for a course, and I chose them all because of his superior qualities over others: strong will, responsibility, maturity and precision in thought and action. These are the qualities needed for a sabotage officer, and I found them in the precious Yoav. In his contacts with the soldiers of his company, his friends and commanders always found an attentive ear for comments and criticism and projected a good feeling of confidence and faith around him. After my visit to Gan Shmuel and in the family, it became clear to me from where Yoav had acquired confidence in himself and his environment, from where he received values ​​of love of man, love of the people and the homeland. The analysis of the causes of death will not help the children who want the father. Training and other for the sake of life. We have to be strong and embrace our hearts and continue. “On the eve of his death, the students’ newspaper appeared in Gan Shmuel, where a page was dedicated to his memory, and the kibbutz published a pamphlet and a memorial in his memory. The book “Yizkor” of the kibbutz brought the details of his life.