David Ryrie Brink (July 28, 1919 - July 20, 2017) was an American attorney from Minnesota and a former president of the American Bar Association.
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Career
Born in Minneapolis, 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.
While leading the ABA in 1981, Brink battled Congress in an attempt to secure the independence of the federal court system.
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Personal
Brink's parents were mathematics professor Raymond W. Brink (1890-1973) and author Carol Ryrie Brink (1895-1981). They met as teenagers in Moscow, Idaho, in 1909 and were married nine years later. Married for 55 years, they had two children, David and Nora (Hunter).
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. His second wife, Irma Marie Lorentz Bong Brink, died in March 2008 at age 82. David Brink died on July 20, 2017 at the age of 97, 8 days before his 98th birthday.
The Four Wives of David Ryrie Brink
1st Wife of David Ryrie Brink, Template:Betty Jo Ellis m. December 23, 1941 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA [b. 30 Dec 1922 Morrisville, Polk, Missouri, USA- d.1 May 1997 Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA] daughter of Ralph Victor Ellis & Fannie Joe Farnsworth End of marriage Divorce: No issues: She never remarried and retained her maiden name. Find A Grave Memorial# 185503448
2. Wife of David Ryrie Brink Template:Mary Helen Wangensteen m. May 6, 1950 [b.18 Sep 1925 Prospect Park, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA- d. 25 Nov 2010 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA] daughter of Dr. Owen Harding Wangensteen & Helen Carolyn Griffin: End of Marriage d. 8 Jan 1973 Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Four Issues: 1. Anne Carol Brink 2. Mary Claire Brink 3. David Owen Brink & 4. Sarah Jane Brink. Mary never remarried, and she maintained a friendship with David. Find A Grave Memorial# 185503769
3. Wife of David Ryrie Brink Template:Lucile Adams m. 22 Jun 1974 Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA [b. 4 May 1927 Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA- Currently Living in Greensboro VT at the age 90] daughter of Professor Roger Adams & Lucile Wheeler. No Issues with David Ryrie Brink. Lucile 1st husband was William Edwin Ranz m. 29 Aug 1952 [b. 3 Jun 1922 Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio, USA- 20 Oct 2009 Edina, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA] End of marriage Divorce: d. 11 Dec 1973 Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Issues: 1. Christina Ranz 2. Roger Adams Ranz & 3. Jennifer Ranz. Ms. Brink never Remarried & She currently owns a bed & Breakfast in Greensboro Vt.
4. Wife of David Ryrie Brink Template:Irma Marie Lorentz m. 1998 [b. 26 Aug 1925 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA-1 Mar 2008 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA] daughter of John Lorentz & Emma Dierks End of marriage death or Irma. Her first husband was Douglas E. Bong m. 10 Apr 1948 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [08 Nov 1922-06 Dec 2005] divorced? Issue: 1. Jennifer Lorentz Bong; End of marriage to David is the Death of Irma; Find A Grave Memorial# 185503994
Star Tribune Published on July 26, 2017 The Obituary of David Ryrie Brink Find A Grave Memorial# 185398387 the Son of Raymond Woodard Brink Find A Grave Memorial# 140773445 & Caroline Sybil Ryrie AKA Carol Ryrie Brink author of Caddie Woodlawn Find A Grave Memorial# 53093104
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