David Ryrie Brink (July 28, 1919 – July 20, 2017) was an American attorney from Minnesota and a former president of the American Bar Association.[1]
Career[]
Born in Minneapolis,[2] Brink was a specialist in estate planning. After graduating from the University of Minnesota and beginning law school at the U of M, he left to become a cryptographer in the Navy decoding Japanese messages in Washington DC during World War II. He achieved rank of lieutenant commander. After WWII David Brink returned to the U of M Law School and finished his law degree. He graduated from the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Law School and joined the Minnesota law firm of Dorsey & Whitney.[3]
While leading the ABA in 1981, Brink battled Congress in an attempt to secure the independence of the federal court system.[4]
Personal[]
Brink's parents were mathematics professor Raymond W. Brink (1890–1973) and author Carol Ryrie Brink (1895–1981).[3] They met as teenagers in Moscow, Idaho, in 1909 and were married nine years later.[5] Married for 55 years, they had two children, David and Nora (Hunter).[6]
Brink married Mary Helen Wangensteen (1925–2010) in 1950 and they had four children; Mary, Anne, David, and Sarah, and eight grandchildren. They later divorced, but were on good terms at the time of her death.[7] His second wife, Irma Marie Lorentz Bong Brink, died in March 2008 at age 82.[8] David Brink died on July 20, 2017 at the age of 97, 8 days before his 98th birthday.[9]
References[]
- ↑ Taylor, Stuart, Jr. (August 13, 1981). "Bar president outlines plans to speak up for profession". p. A20. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/13/us/bar-president-outlines-plans-to-speak-up-for-profession.html.
- ↑ Supplement to Who's who in America. 44. Marquis Who's Who. 1987. ISBN 9780837971001. https://books.google.com/books?id=NVFAAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Smetanka, Mary Jane (November 3, 2011). "At 92, he's a man of the word". StarTribune.com. http://www.startribune.com/local/west/132897408.html. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ↑ Taylor, Stuart, Jr. (November 12, 1981). "Bar leader fears crisis over curbs on courts". p. A24. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/12/us/bar-leader-fears-crisis-over-curbs-on-courts.html.
- ↑ Laboe, Barbara (October 19, 1995). "Brink's son in Moscow for party". p. 1A. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6M0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6NAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3817,1310919.
- ↑ Johnson, David (October 21, 1995). "Nature park dedicated at Moscow". p. 7A. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N7VeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ITAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5109,1348719.
- ↑ "Obituary: Mary Wangensteen Brink". StarTribune.com. November 2010. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/startribune/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=146845496#fbLoggedOut. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Obituary: Irma Marie Lorentz Brink". StarTribune.com. March 2008. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/startribune/obituary.aspx?n=irma-marie-lorentz-brink&pid=105320390#fbLoggedOut. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Past ABA president, Dorsey partner David Brink dies – Minnesota Lawyer". 25 July 2017. http://minnlawyer.com/2017/07/25/david-brink-former-aba-president-dies-at-97/.
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