Versano, Isaac (Zico)

Son of-Aharon and Olga. Was born on August 28, 1948 in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, and immigrated to Israel with his family. He attended the “Geulim” elementary school in Jerusalem and the vocational high school, where he studied structural frameworks. He was a member of the Haoved Vehalomed youth movement and for more than five years was a member of YMCA. In Jerusalem, as a soccer fan. He was courteous and manly, unassuming and quiet in his ways. He had never hurt a friend and felt uncomfortable when he did something unpleasant to those around him. Yitzhak enlisted in the IDF in August 1966. He volunteered for divers, but a week before the Dakar crew left for England, he was sent to the Golani Brigade, where he fought in the Six Day War and continued to serve in the Golan Heights. When his release date approached, he planned to help his father in his workshop because he saw how hard his father was and wanted to free his mother, who came to his father’s aid. (27.7.1969), on the last tour he had to carry out before leaving for leave, was hit by a shrapnel in his head, in a clash with terrorists. And water in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. The unit commander wrote to his parents Isaac letter of condolence: “The role (Isaac) as a driver in the battalion involved a lot of responsibility and it was one of our traditions very serious and responsible. He fulfilled his role as an example and was exemplary to all his friends. – – – His last job before his injury was to bring his car to a place where you could not be hurt by the terrorists and thus saved the lives of passengers in the car. His friends and commanders will always remember him as an excellent driver and a good friend who served his country at the helm – and at the wheel he fell. “