Ramon, Avinoam
Avinoam, son of Sara and Shlomo, was born in Hadera on August 12, 1945. He completed his elementary studies at the Ahad Ha’am school and then studied for three years at the Mikve Israel agricultural school and one year at Kibbutz Ein Harod. He was a tall, blue-eyed, handsome young man who excelled in the simplicity of Sabra, spiced with humor, honesty and honesty, full of life and love, and was a great athlete, a member of a sports association and an activist in the Gadna. He was a loyal friend and a devoted son. Avinoam was drafted into the IDF in early August 1963 and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade, where he looked for a challenge and saw it as a way to “develop the courage.” He was awarded “Wings of a Paratrooper” and was stationed in an engineering unit of the IAF until his release. At the beginning of December 1965, Avinoam was released from regular service, and after his release he tried to do various jobs, worked as a driver and even stood in the theater until he discovered His great love – the flowers – he began to specialize in this industry. A short time after completing courses in this field, he became a guide, he worked in a number of positions, and excelled with great energy, always running, working and trying, but finding time for all his friends and family. When his father asked him why he was killing himself at work, he replied, “This is a land of war. Who knows what will happen? In any event, I know that I am leaving the wife and the child in order. Avinoam also traveled to Israel and toured the country, where he continued to work in the field of sports. “When Avinoam went into our house for a lecture, and in his arms a lot of flowers, it was a surprise and a real pleasure. A young man, tall and handsome, smiling and flowery.” When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Avi arranged all his affairs at home, installed the shelter and took care of his residents, left orders to his wife about the economics of his various businesses, and when the order reached his unit he wrote: … high spirits, eating oranges, everything is fine … ” On October 12, 1973, the armored vehicle in which he was fighting in the Khan-Arnabeh region of the Golan Heights was hit and Avi was killed. He was laid to rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Shaul and left behind a wife and son, parents and sister, and after he fell he was promoted to the rank of corporal.
