Kofer, Ronnie

Roni, son of Chava and Jacob, was born on October 24, 1953, in Kfar Baruch. He studied at the elementary school in Nahalal and later completed his studies at the Greenberg High School in Kiryat Tivon. The desire to learn and add knowledge was Roni’s strongest motivation during his youth. After completing his elementary studies in Nahalal, he could continue to attend the nearby high school. But it seemed to him that in a sub-effort he would achieve better in another high school. He was accepted to the high school in Tivon and every day – in the hot summer and rainy winter – he would drive back and forth from Kfar Baruch to the school in Tivon. When he was given a matriculation certificate, he was not proud of him. Roni was drafted into the IDF in mid-January 1972 and was sent as a candidate for a pilot’s course, but two months later he dropped out of the course and decided to join the combat force, and he decided to join the Artillery Corps. “Roni was older in his approach to the problems that arose during the course,” later wrote the commander of his unit to the bereaved family: “He always knew how to analyze the problems. And to distinguish between the essential and the essential. I was also impressed by his desire to continue as usual during the course, and at the same time take advantage of every vacation to return home and take care of the livestock. He managed to do so without any request for leniency or special consideration. “When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Roni had only two months to complete the officer’s course, but because of the circumstances, the plans were disrupted and he joined his unit, which was placed against the Syrians on the Golan Heights. (7.10.1973), during one of the difficult battles that took place near Tel Fares, his force encountered an ambush by Syrian tanks and Roni was hit and killed and brought to rest in the cemetery in the village of Baruch, his native village. , His brother and sister, and his family and friends published a memorial booklet commemorating his name.