Harpaz, Guy

Son of Oded and Shula was born on May 3, 1956, in Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek, where he spent his childhood in the company of his kibbutz members, and was successful in his matriculation exams. His math teacher used to say in the class: “Guy was a student who does not study but knows.” In his spare time he was very active, loved music, played the accordion and guitar, and Guy was the driving force in every social activity. , And he had outstanding leadership qualities: “When the class was held in a class, his words were measured and measured. He could always formulate and express his opinion clearly. Combined a sense of humor with seriousness, “adds Thelma, the class teacher.” Guy was full of love, he loved everyone, and everyone loved him. He loved and admired his parents and saw them as a model for perfect parents. “Guy grew up and was tall, broad-shouldered and very strong, sported, made great progress in swimming, played basketball. With his class in the Negev, he discovered his courage and peace of mind, and he quickly improvised a rope from straps and rucksacks, stood on the edge of the abyss and pulled the guide and saved him with the help of the rope. At the school, he dedicated the avocado tree to the avocado tree: “The effect of the quarrel on the fertility of the plowing variety.” His smallness continued to the grandfather and uncle’s farm in Beit Shearim, where he spent his holidays. And he even considered inviting the uncle to join him in the kibbutz after the army, and he was Simcha to work in the kibbutz, but he was also one of the founders of a new settlement, Was appointed by his teachers and relatives to continue his studies at the Technion, where he was recruited in November 1975 and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade. After completing basic training, he was sent to a paratroop training course and was trained to train new soldiers, and he had a special view on how to shape his soldiers and how to bring them to achievements and to turn them into soldiers according to his spirit and in accordance with the values ​​he believed in. “Guy was the center of the department, and we could not compete in the stretcher race without him. Of course his stretcher had always won. In the race – the wounded – it was impossible without a guy. “He was sent to an officer’s course after completing his class, and was distinguished by his good qualities and was revealed to all as an excellent officer in the future.” Before completing the course, on the 12th of Tishrei, 5738 (24.9.1977) Guy fell during his service, and the bitter fate brought the death of Guy and his pilot father, who was brought to rest in Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek and left behind a mother, two sisters and a brother. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the commander of the unit wrote: “I got to know Guy as an outstanding and devoted cadet, a paratrooper who volunteered for any difficult and dangerous mission.