Roi, son of Shoshana and Amos Philisof, was born in 1975 in Holon. In August 1995, Roi enlisted in the IDF, and after a professional course began serving in the Armored Corps. Roi was killed in a work accident at the base of a bulldozer while he was loading ammunition, and Roi was buried at the military cemetery in Holon at the age of 26. He was survived by his parents, two brothers and a sister.