Editing Ilan Ramon (section)

==Family==
Ramon was survived by his wife, Rona, and their four children: Assaf, Tal, Yiftah, and Noa, who were in Florida at the time of the accident.

===Assaf Ramon===
Ramon's eldest son, Assaf (February 10, 1988 – September 13, 2009), died at age 21 during a routine training flight while piloting his [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16A]], three months after graduating from the [[Israeli Air Force|IAF]] flight school [[Hatzerim Airbase]] as the top cadet in his class.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8253465.stm |title=Jet crash kills Israel hero's son |publisher=BBC News |date=September 13, 2009 |access-date=September 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Heller |first=Aron |date=January 31, 2013 |title=Decade after shuttle disaster, Rona Ramon still trying to cope |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/decade-after-shuttle-disaster-rona-ramon-still-trying-to-cope/ |newspaper=The Times of Israel |access-date=April 1, 2015 }}</ref><ref>[http://news.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=664996 Death of Ilan Ramon's son, Asaf Ramon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912103312/http://news.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=664996 |date=September 12, 2017 }} (hebrew)</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sorcher |first=Sara |date=September 14, 2009 |title=Israel Mourns Assaf Ramon, Astronaut's Son |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/assaf-ramon-killed-21-israel-mourns-ilan-ramons/story?id=8566401 |newspaper=abc news |access-date=April 1, 2015 }}</ref> Assaf lost consciousness during a spell of vertigo, as a result of the high speed and G-force conditions to which he was subjected. This led to the plane crash and Assaf's subsequent death. He was considered an excellent pilot.<ref name="Boudreaux">{{cite news |last=Boudreaux |first=Richard |date=September 14, 2009 |title=Israel pilot Assaf Ramon, astronaut's son, dies in F-16 crash |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-sep-14-fg-israel-crash14-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 1, 2015}}</ref> A lieutenant of the [[Israeli Air Force]], he was posthumously promoted to the rank of captain.<ref name="Boudreaux"/>

===Rona Ramon===
Ramon's widow, [[Rona Ramon]], served in the Israel Defense Forces as a paramedic and later earned a BA at the [[Wingate Institute]]. After Assaf's death, she returned to university and graduated with a master's degree in holistic health at [[Lesley University]], Massachusetts. She also lectured about dealing with grief and finding coping mechanisms. Rona served as founding CEO of the nonprofit Ramon Foundation for youth academic excellence and social leadership through science and technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2018/12/17/obituaries/rona-ramon-widow-of-astronaut-killed-in-space-shuttle-columbia-dies-at-54|title=Rona Ramon, widow of astronaut killed in Space Shuttle Columbia, dies at 54|date=December 17, 2018}}</ref> She died of pancreatic cancer on December 17, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Rona-Ramon-widow-of-Israeli-astronaut-Ilan-Ramon-passed-away-574567|title=Rona Ramon, widow of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, passed away - Israel News - Jerusalem Post|website=www.jpost.com|access-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref> She was posthumously awarded the [[Israel Prize]] for lifetime achievement.

===Tal Ramon===
On November 10, 2013, the American Society for Yad Vashem held a special event with the participation of Ramon's son, Tal, who performed a song he wrote in memory of his father.<ref name="JPost 2016">{{cite news |last1=Hendelman |first1=Ariel Dominique |title=Piano man |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/piano-man-452731 |access-date=June 20, 2023 |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |date=April 30, 2016}}</ref> Tal Ramon performed his debut album, ''Dmut'', at the club Zappa Tel Aviv in 2016.<ref name="JPost 2016" />

===Yiftach Ramon===
Ramon’s third son, Yiftach, participated in reality show [[HaMerotz LaMillion 9|Hamerotz LaMillion 9]] with his friend Sahar, they placed 5th out of 13.