Dario H Boronat

A great, and fearless, man died at the tender age of 95 on January 10, 2026, 3 days short of his birthday, Dario H. Boronat. Until the very end his mind was sharp as a straight razor, able to analyze international news, laugh at his own jokes and summon his humor on command. Leaving Havana in 1961 on a DC3 bound for Miami’s Opa Loca airport with his wife Alida and sons Dario and Alexander, the family arrived with nothing more than hope and $25, several months later finding permanent footing in Caldwell, NJ under the auspices of the First Presbyterian Church, which gave them the love and opportunity to prosper in a new world. Dario was an audacious man who could in many ways read the future and navigate to higher ground, rising from a mid-level executive at an American pharmaceutical company in Havana, he worked his way up to his office in New York City as Vice President in charge of the Southern Hemisphere at Ayerst AHP, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in America. Intelligent, witty, loving, understanding and moral force above all else. He will be missed by us, as he should be missed by all who still hold those attributes dear. Dario Hermilio Boronat is survived by wife Alida, who after 73 years of marriage was his beacon, sons Dario (Candy) and Alexander (Loretta), and grandchildren, Rosalinda (Ignasi) , Alexander (Christina), Matthew (Hannah), Daniel and Carlos.

Memorial Visiting will be held at the Dancy Funeral Home, 9 Smull Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006 on Thursday, January 15, 2026 from 11 AM to 12 noon. A service will be held at the funeral home at 12 noon with inurnment to follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Caldwell.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the West Essex First Aid Squad (https://westessexfas.org/donate/) would be greatly appreciated. Condolences and memories may be left on his Remember Page at dancyfuneralhome.com.