CEO and community leader Steven DiMare died at 60

Steven Joseph DiMare, the founder and CEO of Unified Window Systems Inc., died following a stroke on Jan. 6 at the age of 60.

DiMare founded the family-owned business in 1989 with a vision of providing high-quality home improvement services, and he prioritized building up communities and helping customers, according to his son, Steven Michael DiMare, who succeeds his father as CEO.

“He’s been committed to giving customers and homeowners easy options and affordable home improvements,” he said. “He didn’t want to rip anybody off. He didn’t want to take advantage of anybody.”

DiMare was an active member of the Rockville Centre community, where he had served as president of the Rockville Centre Links twice and remained on the board for 15 years. He has also been deeply involved with various charities to give back to the community, notably with New Ground, a charity dedicated to helping veterans and families break the cycle of homelessness.

His dedication to giving back was a hallmark of his life, and his son said that even at his wake, an overwhelming number of people paid their respects, reflecting the deep impact he had on those around him.

“He always helped others and was selfless,” Steven said. “He loved to see others enjoy their time and be happy, and if he could make others happy in any way, he would.”

Starting his career as a young laborer in New York City, DiMare worked his way up from carrying windows up multiple flights of stairs to becoming an installer, foreman, and eventually establishing Unified Window Systems in Hempstead village. The company began with a single showroom and later expanded to become a trusted name in home improvement.

In 2019, with the help of his son, the company adopted a DBA as Unified Home Remodeling to reflect its growth into a full-service remodeling provider. 

Steven, who began working for the family business in high school, now steps into his father’s role as CEO at the age of 28. With a background in marketing, he worked alongside his father for years, learning the business from the ground up. 

Steven expressed confidence that his father’s legacy as a dependable and beloved home improvement provider will continue under his leadership.

“He’s built that trust within the community, and everybody kind of saw him as somebody they could trust and rely on and wouldn’t steer them in the wrong direction,” he said. “That legacy will live on and then continue, and I’m more than happy to do it as well because it’s something that will keep him alive.”

DiMare is survived by his wife, Gina, who he met in second grade and was married to for 40 years, as well as his son Steven and three daughters, Danielle, Brittani and Amanda.

The funeral mass was on Jan. 13 at St. Agnes Cathedral. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to New Ground at NewGround.org.