Grief is heavy in the community of Zur Yitzhak in the Sharon upon learning of the death of 39-year-old Maj. Adi Shani in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. He is survived by his wife and three daughters, and will be laid to rest tomorrow.
Ceremony in memory of the Southern District policemen who fell in the fighting near the Gaza Strip // Ilya Yegorov
His sister Tammy eulogized him: "Anything we say about Adi will not describe the person he was. There is no one who did not love him. Not even one. An amazing father, a husband every woman would wish for. His sensitivity amazed me time and time again. They say God takes the best, a cliché that has proven itself more than ever. I thought my heart had been broken before, now I really understand what a broken heart is." She added: "He was a diehard Maccabi Tel Aviv football fan. Loved sports in general, watching, doing. Everything."
Adi's wife, Lior: "Adi was a beloved man, a loving man. He was a ray of sunshine that illuminated everyone around him. He was a perfect husband and a perfect father. Everyone who saw him fell in love with him at first sight. He was a man of life and loved life."
"There's no one who didn't like him. Not even one." Maj. Adi Shani z"l, photo: courtesy of the family
The Southern Sharon Council said: "It is with great sorrow and deep pain that we received the bitter news of the fall of Maj. Adi Shani, 39, from Zur Yitzhak, who was killed today in the line of duty. The heart is broken. The family of the Southern Sharon Regional Council bows its head and shares in the deep sorrow of his wife Lior, their daughters Yuval, Gaya and Tomer, all members of the Shani, Rybak and entire communities of Tzur Yitzhak at this unbearable time. May the memory of Adi be blessed forever."
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