ISSUE 1108 DIMARE
CO. FOUNDER DOMINIC DIMARE PASSES AWAY Dominic Francis DiMare, founder of The DiMare Co., died of respiratory failure Sunday, March 19, 2006, in Miami. He was 94. He and his brothers, Anthony DiMare and Joseph DiMare, built a produce company that is now nation's largest fresh tomato company with farming operations in California, Florida and South Carolina and repacking and sales operations in seven states. Mr. DiMare is survived by his sons; Charles Dolan, Lincoln, Massachusetts; and Thomas F. DiMare, La Quinta, California; seven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. One of those nephews is Paul DiMare, a leader in the Florida tomato industry and father of FFVA Chairman Tony DiMare. To
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