Ariel Sharon (L) sits with his wife Lily (3rdL) and his sons, Gilad (2ndL) and Omri (4thL) during an event to launch his new political party, Shlomzion, in the West Bank in this picture taken in 1977. Sharon, the former Israeli general and prime minister who was in a coma for eight years after he had a stroke at the height of his power, died on January 11, 2014 aged 85, Israeli Army radio said, quoting a relative of his family. REUTERS/Dudu Grunshpan (WEST BANK – Tags: POLITICS PROFILE OBITUARY) ATTENTION EDITORS – ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS