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Ramon Pielago was born in Havana, Cuba on June 30th, 1929 and passed on October 9th, 2019 from complications due to Parkinson's. He studied at Belen Jesuit School where he played basketball, being a member of the championship winning team of the intercollegiate school league. Later on he played basketball at the Vedado Tennis Club in Havana.

Early in his life he formed a business with his friend Jose A. Ortega, that became the most successful air conditioning business of its kind in Cuba. In 1960, the business was confiscated by the communist government and he moved to Miami that same year. He was involved with different jobs until he was offered the opportunity to join with the Equitable Life Insurance Company, where he worked until his retirement. He received multiple honors, but the most coveted being his induction into the industry hall of fame in 1980, in addition to being a life member of the Million Dollar Round Table.

He was remembered as the consummate gentleman, kind and a sincere friend to all.

Ramon’s survivors are his wife Silvia Pielago, son Ramon, Jr. and stepchildren Josie, Jorge and Jay Legido.