Daniel M. Trivino

Daniel Martin Trivino of Waretown, NJ, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 6. He was 85.

Born in Glen Ridge, NJ, Dan was a longtime resident of Caldwell, NJ until retiring and moving to the Greenbriar Oceanaire residential community in 2008. He graduated from Grover Cleveland High School Class of 1953 and proudly served in the U.S. Army in Germany as a member of the 43rd Armored Infantry Battalion.

He was an insurance agent for John Hancock, a warehouse manager for Betson Enterprises, and ultimately found his passion as a real estate salesman for Coldwell Banker. He was a member of the Caldwell Planning Board and longtime member of the Caldwell/West Caldwell Kiwanis. He was proud of his work on the inaugural committee for the Caldwell Street Fair, and was named Rotary Club Man of the Year for his efforts. He was an honorary lifetime member of the West Essex First Aid Squad where he held multiple positions, most notably, captain. An avid golfer and New York sports fan, Dan was also a longtime Caldwell Chiefs football supporter who could be seen on the sidelines cheering and videotaping the games for the team.

Dan was predeceased by his parents Daniel and Ruth (Dockery) Trivino, brothers Allen and Michael Trivino, niece Dava Trivino and, nephew Gregory Trivino. He is survived by his wife of 60 years Josephine (Modica) Trivino; son Stephen and his fiance Julie Rinaldi of Montville, NJ, daughter Leanne Diefenbach and her husband James of Hamilton, NJ; grandchildren Courtney Redfearn and her husband Alex, Carleigh Trivino, Sarah, Alexander and Kevin Diefenbach, and Brittany Trivino and her children Dante and Olivia Gabel; sister-in-law Patricia Trivino of Rochester, NY; nephew Paul Trivino and his wife Deborah of Poway, CA.

Visitation for family and friends will be held on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Paul Ippolito-Dancy Memorial, 9 Smull Ave., Caldwell, N.J. Relatives and friends are invited to gather at the funeral home on Thursday, July 11, 2019 for a 9 a.m. visitation, immediately followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St. Aloysius Church, Caldwell, N.J. at 10 a.m. The entombment will be at Gate of Heaven Mausoleum, East Hanover, N.J.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Dan's memory to the West Essex First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 662, West Caldwell, New Jersey 07007-0662 or at https://westessexfas.org or the Waretown First Aid Squad, PO Box 428, Waretown, N.J. 08758 or at https://www.waretownfirstaid.com