Sayid, Sapir
Son of Simcha and Yehia, was born on March 14, 1953 in Har Tuv. He was the son of a traditional family with many children, who immigrated from Yemen and settled in the Jerusalem corridor. When his family moved to Beit Dagan, he began to study at the Rambam State Religious School, where he completed eight years of study, and attended the Shkdiel High School in Ramle, where he worked as a carpenter at a young age. In November 1971 he enlisted in the IDF, underwent basic training and was assigned as a field artillery in the Artillery Corps. Later he was transferred to serve as a cook in the Armored Corps. And after he was discharged from duty, Sapir continued to serve in the reserves. In his civilian life, he paid as a driver of a heavy vehicle, and in this work he succeeded in establishing himself. In June 1977 he married a wife and set up his home in Rishon Letzion. As a professional driver of a heavy vehicle, he joined the regular army in January 1978. He was recognized as a senior driver and was given the rank of sergeant. Sapir continued to pursue his profession. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant in January 1980. Sapir aspired to expand his education and completed his high school studies at the Military School of Education, where he excelled in Bible and Hebrew subjects. The opinion of his commanders at the time was that “he is a soldier dedicated to his work, quiet, disciplined, and carrying out his task to the satisfaction of his commander.” On the 27th of Cheshvan 5743 (27.10.1982), he served in a military pickup truck and passed through Nachshon Junction, in the direction of Ramla. His car overturned and the car caught fire. Sapir was killed. He was 29 when he died. He was laid to rest in the military section of the Rishon Letzion cemetery. He left behind a pregnant wife, a son, parents, five brothers and five sisters. The commander of his unit wrote in a letter of condolence to his family: “Said Sapir served as a unit driver on the night of the accident, and during the course of the last four and a half years he was a driver in the unit and as such proved his professional ability and personal maturity worthy of mention. He was considered one of the best drivers in the unit, careful, considerate, reckless, and his dedication to his wife was very important in the unit, and he could combine work with family life. ” His memorial was erected in the synagogue where he used to pray a prayer stand for the cantor in his name
