Ben Mira and Eli. He was born on Tuesday, July 11, 1967, in Kibbutz Gonen in the Upper Galilee at the foot of the Golan, to his parents, an art teacher in the Kfar Blum regional school, and to the Israel Nature Reserves Authority. , And his mind is calm, and in his infancy he had a wonderful caregiver – Sarah – until the age of two he lived in the kibbutz, and then the family moved to Rosh Pina, where Tor’s childhood years were wonderful years of free life and many experiences such as swimming in the Kinneret, The family moved to Jerusalem, where the father studied geology at the university, the mother went to study at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, and Tor visited the kindergarten After graduating from school, the longing for a rural atmosphere increased, and the family moved to Moshav Tal Shahar in Mateh Yehuda, where he studied at the “Hashachar” elementary school in the moshav, was well integrated with the children and loved the new environment that provided landscapes, fields, garden, cats, Shahar was a small village and grew up in a warm family atmosphere, as a beloved, friendly, playful and happy child. He was very successful in his studies and continued to grades 13 and 14 at the Ort Singalovski School of Science and Technology in Tel Aviv and completed his studies with a practical degree. As the recruitment date approached, a queue was called for flight tests, and it was found suitable to go into formation. He successfully completed his pilot formation and in July 1985 he enlisted and began the IAF course. His close friend, Tzachi, describes: “Turt was prominent in the course of the pilot, among other things, because he was our bully, the modest bully with the forearm, who in the course of the pilots / captains course defeated the captains in all the water and sea competitions. Of the group, mature, calculating, calm, optimistic, and always maintaining the right dose of positive cynicism. ” In the swimming pool at the Hatzerim boarding school, Gur met Galit, and it soon became clear that this was his twin soul. “By the end of the course we did not see Tur in the evenings anymore, he would come back late at night and during the day he would fly as usual with red eyes …” Tzachi says. Tor completed his pilot course in 1989 as a transport pilot and was assigned to the Sde Dov Squadron, where he flew on the Zamir, Cuckoo and Cesana planes. He was then transferred to the international squadron at Ben-Gurion Airport, where he flew for two years on a Boeing plane. “When I got there,” recalls Tzahi, “exactly one year after you, I joined your training flight on the Boeing plane as an observer, and again I enjoyed seeing the gentle flight, the pleasant atmosphere that surrounds you, an example of a pilot, . ” Later, he returned for another round in the squadron and commanded the squadron’s operations division. During this period, he assisted in the absorption of Pashush transport planes, one of the crew members who studied the plane in the United States. The commander of the squadron said: “Tor was the one who conducted the operations in a special way and in his modest, professional and very humane way, led the Division to achievements. The queue was a professional in all his limbs. An excellent pilot who joins the plane and succeeds in flying it with a rising gull. Tor was curious and a person who knew how to learn, to look for answers and most important – to ask the right questions. All this, beyond his qualities as a sensitive, patient, human, warm and smiling person, creates a relaxed atmosphere for everyone around him. Always laughing. “In one of the moments of drama that occurred during the reception process, when Thor and Francois, the French test pilot, carried out a test flight in Israel to one of the planes: “During the flight the engine was turned off but he was calm, professional, calm and calm. ” Later, he left the army to study electronics engineering at the Holon Institute of Technology. In his last position he served as an engineer in a equipment company. During his service he married Galit and the two built a hot nest in Tal Shahar. In August 2001, Guy, their eldest son, was born. Tor was a warm and loving father, devoted to his family, his parents and his brothers, but the idyll did not last long. “After three years ago, when you came out as a simulator training instructor in the United States, the intense pain began in the stomach, and from there it began to deal with the serious illness.” After you recovered and discovered that a malignant tumor had been removed from your body, In the face of a difficult campaign – the type of tumor was unknown in Israel, and from sources abroad you learned that it is known to be particularly violent. To take charge, you did not take anything for granted. Digging in the literature, looking for information about the disease on the Internet, you contacted experts, doctors, hospitals, became a personal knowledge center that they can not surprise, who can manage and control matters. At the same time, you are a member of a support group in which you mainly supported others, and throughout the way you maintained the noble optimism that characterizes you. “Major Tor Sadot died at the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer on December 7, 2005 Thirty-eight years old. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Rehovot. Survived by Raya, son, parents and brother. Tor’s father eulogized his son: “My noble son, for three years, is fighting for your life with unimaginable courage, hiding your suffering from all eyes and infinitely optimistic in your smile, in the battle for your life. We have remained orphans and bereaved, I hope that we – all your lovers – will be able to fill the memory of your greatness with the memory of your greatness. “Brother, the pilot, be a beloved baby, you will always be in our hearts.” At Thor’s funeral, Lieutenant Colonel Gali, the squadron commander, spoke: “You were a model for a pilot in the squadron: elementary, perfectionist, calm, considerate and confident about anyone who flew with you. , Your ability to listen to others, to instill a relaxed atmosphere, the special sense of humor only for you, and especially the hearty smile that so characterized you – will be very missed for us. Optimism: You studied the disease from every possible direction, knowing every page, reading every article and becoming a number one expert, even in this field. The last two or three days, everyone who managed to visit you received a smile, a smile of courage, courage and thought about all those around you – the friends and especially the family that was always important. Go out of everything – and with it you spent every spare moment – Tor – we were always proud of being between us and missing us as a pilot, as a crewman and especially as a friend. ” “Toor, you were for me all along a true friend, a figure of logic, deep thinking, order … And there is time, what is the stress? It was fun to talk to you, to share, to participate.Thatch was an experience-you were an excellent pilot, an excellent captain, on and off the plane. As you sat in the captain’s chair and flew the plane, they saw a sturdy guy holding a small stick and treating it with both purpose and gentleness, controlling every movement of the airplane, not letting the plane surprise you, and at the same time doing it in a calm and pleasant manner. You were a great crew member, a very calm working atmosphere even in the simplest situations. I had the privilege to progress professionally with you, the days we had been together. In the courses for the various pilots, we were worried that we would learn every detail and understand everything, not so that we would pass the course safely, but that when we received the certification – and with it responsibility for the aircraft and the mission – we would have a firm basis to rely on. “On Sunday night, after Thor was hospitalized for the last time, we had a deep conversation into the night, Tor understood that the end was approaching, and the contrast between the lucid, optimistic, sensitive, pragmatic, healthy thought, You are our hero. ” “Now, break the two of them / shuffle and rub again, / shape one lump in your figure / shape a second lump in my shape / “Half my image is I / and half of my image is you.” “My turn, you were and will be in my heart forever, we did not part.” Galit’s cousin Tal writes: “After the funeral, I looked at you and I thought about whether and how it is possible to relieve you of this terrible pain … You have lost a great love, you are the best friend, A soul mate … just to see you from the side at the events, the happiness on your smiling face, the charming child you raised together and your bright eyes when you looked at him admiringly, to look at the beautiful and pleasant house you built – your warm private nest. Something that many couples do not get to experience … You have won all this and it has remained with you and yours forever and of course Little Guy – your child – fruit Your daughter – the strongest connection between a man and a woman – a product (and treasure) of both of you … “In July 2006, Thor’s lovers held the memorial evening” Remembering Friends and Numbers “. At the beginning of the evening Galit, the wife, spoke: “… It’s hard for me to illustrate what a queue was for me, beyond the great love we had between us. I had a rock to lean on, a broad tree in the shade, a wall to weep for, Of our lives: Our son Guy is blessed with wonderful qualities, and this is due in no small measure to the investment that Thor invested in him, which was made out of a great and concentrated love that was transferred to Guy in the shadow of the sweet time clock … “This evening was held in memory of a wonderful man who lived too little time on earth, but he left the impression of his footsteps in each of us …” The squadron commander, A. eldest son in the name of Thor and based his decision with the words: “I decided that bears the name of a line of a lot of respect, admiration and love what he represents in the eyes and in my heart.” Five-year-old Guy said, “Dad is now God’s soldier and I love him the most in the world.” Galit writes: “Tor – we all love you, we will never forget you.
