The Leon family said that even as a child, Adi stood out as extremely wise and was the glue that held any group he was in together. Friends would gather around him.
The family added: “A love for Israel flowed in his blood. A fighter in every one of his 248 limbs who insisted on returning to combat after recovering from an injury.” He left behind his parents, Nurit and Amir, and two brothers, Zohar and Uri.