She was the widow of Israeli air force Colonel Ilan Ramon, the only Israeli astronaut, who was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. The couple had four children, the eldest age 15 when they were orphaned. Assaf, the eldest son, followed his father in joining the air force and became a pilot. Shortly after completing his course, he was killed in a training accident, crashing his F16 fighter jet. This was six years after his father's death. Assaf Ramon was promoted to the rank of Captain upon his death.