(VIDEO) Qassam victim laid to rest: Hundreds of people attended Thursday afternoon the funeral of Roni Yechiah, the 47-year-old man killed in Wednesday's rocket attack on Sapir College in southern Israel.
Yechiah's widow, Esther, found it difficult to talk about her late husband ahead of the funeral. "What do you want me to tell you? Here's another bereaved family. Read the talkbacks written about Roni online to see what kind of person he was," she said.
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During the funeral, the widow found it difficult to contain her emotions and at one point screamed in pain: "I love you, Roni, you left so young. How will I manage without you?" Yechiah's daughter was also grief-stricken by the sudden loss: "What will we do? I want my dad," she said while weeping.
Education Minister Yuli Tamir also attended the funeral and eulogized Yechiah, making note of his decision to start his college studies at a relatively late stage in life.
"This was an admirable notion, and he walked on this path resolutely," she said. "I hope his children will teach us about how everyone should be."
"We came here to commemorate Roni and his family…a man who almost realized his dream," she said.
College President Ze'ev Tzahor said that the head of the school's logistics program, where Roni studied, called from abroad in tears when he heard about the tragedy.
"Everyone at the college knew Roni, and not because he stood at podiums, but rather, because of his modesty," Tzahor said.
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