Marx, Shlomi (Salomon)

Ben Perla and Eliyahu. He was born on July 14, 1968 in Ashdod. He studied at the Shazar elementary school and in the junior high school of the “Comprehensive High School” in his city, and completed his studies at the Kfar Silver agricultural boarding school in the automotive mechanics field. He was also an avid soccer fan and watched football games in his city every week, and Shlomi was drafted into the IDF in early September 1987 and volunteered for the Nahal Brigade for Netafim, and after training in Kibbutz Erez and after basic training, In the outpost of Mul Nevo, and continued another chapter instead of serving as a green garden noncom, and at the end of the second period of the kibbutz, he was sent to the Elisha Brigade in his role as a non-commissioned officer only. The following is the assessment of his commander, who is in his personal file: “He plays his role well and without fault, manages the vegetable garden for example, is reliable and dedicated to his commanders.” On the 11th of Tammuz (11.7.1990), on his twenty-second Hebrew birthday, Sergeant Shlomi Marks fell while fulfilling his duties and was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Ashdod. Survived by his parents, sister Orly and two brothers Haim and Sami. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Shlomi, together with the soldiers of the outpost, creates a vegetable garden and a vegetable grower from nothing.” In the last chapter, Shlomi, an experienced greengrocer, handles a large area and takes upon himself extensive responsibility. It’s hard today to describe the settlement without Shlomi. It is impossible to return to normal life. The sorrow and the pain are too strong. “His parents published a book in his memory.