Hayy Hassan, Fayez

Son of Hassan and Fatma. He was born on 2 November 1956 in Kfar Hurfeish. He completed his elementary studies in his native village. For the last three years of elementary school, Fayez’s teacher wrote: “… was one of the students who excelled in their good behavior in the classroom in particular and in the school in general, excelled in his diligence in studies, accepted his friends, cooperated with them, He had excellent relations with the people in the village, he liked to help and serve the public good. ” Along with his studies, Faiz devoted his spare time to his hobby – horseback riding. Due to economic difficulties at his parents’ home, Faiz did not continue his studies and went to work at Kibbutz Gvaram and Moshav Meqa’im in order to help his family. During the Yom Kippur War, Faiz enlisted to help Kibbutz Haogen. Fayez was drafted into the IDF in mid-November 1974 and assigned to the Air Force in an anti-aircraft unit. Shortly after his enlistment, Faiz was transferred to the infantry unit of the Minorities Unit, where many of his friends served in the Druze community. Faiz wanted very much to return to his first unit in the air force, his commanding officer assured him to help, but this was not helped. As a soldier in the regular service, Faiz called a girl from his village and was ready to marry her. On February 17, 1975, Faiz was injured in an accident and fell in the line of duty. He was laid to rest in the cemetery in Kfar Hurfeish. Survived by his parents, six brothers and sisters.