Son of Simcha and Nissan. He was born on October 29, 1980 in Hadera. Brother to Sharon and Amit. Dotan grew up in Hadera, studied at the Arlozorov Elementary School and continued to study middle and high school at the Amal – Science and Arts School. Rina, Dotan’s high school teacher, said: “I had the pleasure of accompanying Dotan in the years when he was transformed from boy to young adult … a pleasant, smiling boy, a boy in a cohesive and loving class, and I accompanied him through all the difficulties, Learn now – and what to save for next year. ” During his studies Dotan took part in many circles. Among other things, he played chess, liked to work on the computer, flew models and studied judo. He loved playing and watching football games, and with friends he used to play bowling. Dotan, ‘Dado’ or ‘Dudu’ by his friends, was a family man and a friend. He loved his family, took care of his grandparents, and enjoyed time with Gal, the son of his little sister. Always surrounded by friends, and organized joint entertainment for everyone. Dotan’s close friends said: “A person with so much joy and happiness, who always saw the good in everything, the unparalleled smile, the incomparable person, the incomparable Dotan … a true, sociable person … Charismatic and leadership-oriented, with expectations for a particularly successful future in politics. Dotan knew how to pamper and appreciate, he knew how to make us feel special, and when he loved someone, it was all the way and with all his heart.” In 11th grade, Dotan began volunteering at Magen David Adom, volunteering steadily until his enlistment. Dotan completed his senior year in the IDF and went on to study reserve at the same school. He completed his studies in electronics and taught in schools in Hadera and the surrounding area, and in September 2001, after completing his studies, Dotan returned to the IDF and began to serve in the north of Israel by profession. “Dotan came to our unit energetic and full of willingness to engage in maintenance and repair centers for electronic fences, installed on the northern border of the State of Israel,” said his commander, Captain Roni. “Dotan was trained in the unit to handle advanced systems for detecting and identifying chemical warfare agents, and he performed his role with great success and in a manner worthy of imitation. “Dotan was a professional, thorough, ambitious and dedicated soldier, with a shy and charming smile, and he was a professional soldier, Who have committed themselves to every mission in the spirit of volunteerism reserved only for him. ” Dotan stood out professionally and with distinction, and was supposed to go to the officers’ course and continue his professional service as an officer. On the 5th of Sivan 5762 (5.6.2002) Dotan fell in a terrorist attack at the Megiddo junction. In the morning she boarded an 830 bus from Hadera to Tel Aviv on her way to his base. At the Megiddo junction, a car bomb hit a bus carrying a suicide bomber, and almost everyone in the bus was hit. Dotan was killed on the spot. In the attack, another 16 people were killed: First Sergeant Gandhi Isakov, First Sergeant Eliran Buskila, First Sergeant Zvika Gelbard, First Sergeant Yigal Navipur, First Sergeant David Stanislavsky, Sergeant Sivan Wiener, Sergeant Violeta Hizgiayev, Lt. Col. Danis Avitan, Cpl. Dennis Bariumin, Corporal Avraham Barzilai, Corporal Vladimir Morri, and citizens Zion Agmon, Adi Dahan, Shimon Timishit and Eliyahu Thamesit. At twenty-two Dotan was fallen. After his death, he was promoted to a ranksymbol. Dotan was laid to rest in the Hadera military cemetery. Survived by his parents, sister and brother. The family members write: “Thank you, my dear one, for the years that we have been privileged to be your family, thank you, a dear family member, dear and beloved. , Because you certainly wanted us to be. ” His brother Amit writes to him: “My brother Dotan, my date of marriage is set for the next month, how much I wanted you to be with me, how hard it is to think that you will not be there, next to me. If you get married in a timely manner, it is only for you, because you, more than anyone else, would like us to continue our lives … You were very talented, you completed reserve studies as an electronics engineer, you served eight months in the IDF in a secret and senior position, Go to the officers’ course. Every day you came home, to be with us. You were quiet, modest, smiling, always surrounded by friends, with a joy of life. You were our light. And now the light has gone out… “Dotan told his girlfriend, Ortal:” I loved Dotan first. I’m proud of being with you, and I will not forget you as long as I live. I will never forget how shy you were at first, and how romantic and sweet … I hope you are in a good place, because you deserve to be in a good place. “In the poem” To the Angel of Dotan, “Ortal wrote:” An angel who does not have to be in the sky / “An angel named Dothan / an angel whose soul he gave / an angel to whom I will miss forever / Dotan, may God protect you …” The friends write: “You were a child full of giving, a child that my mother loves so much. , A boy who filled the house with a lot of pride. Always calm and peaceful, so polite, such a fine boy. And suddenly, on a cursed day, you became an angel. “Omri, a friend of Dotan’s, writes:” I will remember you, and I will not forget you, Dotan my dear brother. I will not forget your rolling laughter and your smile full of light and grace. I miss you, dear friend, and I miss you … You always knew how to cheer, to help anyone in trouble and to throw a good word when necessary. Now that we are missing, we lack your supporting hand and your encouraging words, but we will be strong. Because as we know you, that’s what you’d like … They say that God takes only the good guys, but unfortunately the sentence is not accurate – he only takes the best. “Dotan submitted his final project in 2002, In an emotional event that took place shortly after his death, Dotan’s parents gave his diploma as an electronics engineer On Dotan’s 22nd birthday, about four and a half months after his death, the Computer Lab was named after him And electronics at the science school in Hadera, where he studied.”
