Gordon, Roni (Aharon)

Aharon (Roni), son of Shoshana and Akiva, was born on July 22, 1943 in Ramat Gan. He studied at the Yahalam Elementary School in Ramat Gan and afterward at the Michmoret fishing school, but did not continue there and returned to his home in Ramat Gan, where he worked for a year in his father’s furniture shop. He was a member of the “Dan” Gymnasium in Ramat-Gan and studied at a vocational school of the Ministry of Labor, and was a member of the “Scouts” movement in Ramat Gan and eventually joined the Ramat Gan Maccabi Association and practiced basketball and table tennis. He was a fishing and diving enthusiast and used to collect various seashells – and even made a handsome collection of them in his home, and devoted his time to handicrafts in wood and metal, as well as photography and electrical works. Many of his works are in his home, and some of them are also in Dan’s “Line 60” club, where Aharon liked to listen to music of various kinds, classical and light and also hymn. He was always ready to help others, and he was always full of joy and joy, with the spirit of his friends and family, and was accepted and loved by all. After completing basic training and after completing a parachuting course, he was assigned to a paratroopers’ battalion. After a while he took a driving course and a course for half-track drivers and was appointed a non-commissioned officer in the battalion. His discharge certificate indicated that he was a good soldier and that he had done his job properly. After completing his regular service, he was assigned to reserve duty in another paratroop brigade and served there until his dying day. During the Six-Day War, Aharon participated in a breakthrough in the Old City of Jerusalem and was among the liberators of the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. He loved the army and his Paratroopers Brigade, and the brigade, where he served for many years, had a second home. He knew how to reassure him and get along in any situation. Ronnie was very attached to his wife and home, which he nurtured with his own hands. He was a dedicated and loyal husband, a loving and caring son and a very good brother. Worked in the Dan cooperative as a driver on line 60, and according to his friends was a central figure in the group. Cheerful, optimistic and a good friend. On Saturday afternoon, when the Yom Kippur War broke out, Aharon drove soldiers to their units. In the evening, when his summons came, Aharon was already on his way to the concentration camp of his brigade. His unit was transferred to the Suez Canal area and he participated in the battles of containment and break-up at the Sinai front. On the 24th of Tishrei 5734 (24.10.1973), the last day of the war, in the battle for the city of Suez, Aharon was injured and killed. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. He left behind a wife, parents, two sisters and a brother. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the commander of the unit wrote: “Aharon was a dedicated soldier, he was very popular and admired for his subordinates and commanders alike. The “Dan” Cooperative published a pamphlet entitled “In Memory of Them” in memory of its fallen soldiers during the Yom Kippur War. Bank Hapoalim published a booklet called “Nizkor” in memory of Bank employees and their families who fell in the war, with lists of his character and the story of his battle.