Don Ramón, the patriarch of the Rosario Brothers, died this Saturday morning of a cardiac arrest at the age of 99.
“With great sorrow, the Rosario family regrets to inform all our relatives, friends and the general public about the death of our beloved father Don Ramón Dolores De el Rosario, this Saturday morning as a result of a cardiac arrest.” reported in the account of the musical grouping.
The death of the father of the merengueros happened while he was in the unit of intensive care of the Clinic Universal Medical Center of Santo Domingo, where he had been admitted by several complications of his health.
“At 99, our father was still our backbone, the man of principles and values who formed a united, loving family that showed him in life how grateful each of us was of him, “the statement said.
The iconic meringue orchestra is on tour in New York.