Jerusalem – Rona Ramon, Widow Of Israeli Space Shuttle Victim, Dies

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    FILE - Rona Ramon, widow of first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who died in a fatal accident aboard the space shuttle Columbia, speaks at the annual Jerusalem Post Conference held in New York City, USA. April 28, 2013. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem /POOLJerusalem – Rona Ramon, whose husband was killed in the 2003 Columbia space shuttle disaster and who later lost a son in a military plane crash, has died.

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    Ramon, who was 54, died Monday of pancreatic cancer, according to Israeli media reports.

    Her husband, Ilan Ramon, was Israel’s first and only astronaut. Six years after the Columbia crash, their son, Asaf, who had followed in his father’s footsteps to become an Israeli air force fighter pilot, was killed in a training accident.

    In a 2013 interview, Ramon said she was still unable to discuss the loss of her son, but also tried to “look for meaning in life.”

    She formed a foundation in memory of her husband and son, and counseled others coping with tragedies.


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    ralph1527
    ralph1527
    5 years ago

    Very sad .

    sissel613
    sissel613
    5 years ago

    BD”E– so sad that she suffered so much hartzvytug in her life.

    ssteinberg
    ssteinberg
    5 years ago

    May her neshama have a Aliyah-may she be reunited to those she loved and lost.

    SIMzz
    SIMzz
    5 years ago

    so so sad
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