Zakai, Gideon
Ben Esther and Abraham. He was born on February 15, 1965 in Be’er Sheva. As a boy he loved nature, horseback riding and hiking. Participated in youth science circles and loved birds. He studied at Omerim Elementary School in Omer and continued his studies at the Sde Boker High School for Environmental Education. Among his hobbies are bird watching and stamp collecting. Gideon combined the two hobbies and the main collection of Bolio was devoted to the subject of birds. He participated in the stamp exhibitions held in Israel and abroad and was awarded medals in the School of Environmental Education, where he specialized in the study of white-winged rock and devoted two years of research to his studies. And the British Bird Encyclopedia, Oxford University Press, quoting an excerpt of his research.Gidon enlisted in regular service at the end of July 1983. He volunteered for the Air Force for a pilot course and completed his career as an assault helicopter pilot, and in 1986 he joined the career army as a pilot when the Apache- He was chosen to go out with a commandment Gidon fell in an air accident on December 13, 1990 and was laid to rest at the cemetery in Omer, and placed two parents, Ayelet and Orly, together with her friends He was promoted to the rank of major after his death, and his commanding officer in the Apache squadron said in his obituary: “We have traveled through the Negev, and the youngest of us teaches me about every stone, every bird and every cistern, and I command you thirstily. Gidi, an officer and an excellent pilot, but we loved you first of all as a wonderful, optimistic, smiling person, extending his hand to every effort. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) holds two annual seminars in memory of him and a prize in his honor is awarded to the authors of works Every year on the day of his fall, Hanukkah is celebrated with a day of bird watching for children and youth, in which the municipality of Be’er Sheva, the Yad LaBanim Association and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel take part. .
