1962

The September/October issue of Historic Preservation magazine has a article on the restoration efforts in Galveston, Tex., and features Peter Brink. After Dartmouth, Peter graduated from Harvard Law and practiced in Washington, D.C. In 1973, trie Galveston Historical Foundation hired him as director to spearhead the renewal of three historical districts, two of which cover some 69 city blocks. Since that time, Peter has managed to turn decaying and deserted buildings into a viable tourist and business attraction. Using his negotiation skills, Peter works with commercial developers to authentically restore building exteriors and, hopefully, influence the interior design. Also under the Foundation's aegis is the restored three-masted tall ship, the Elissa, together with a maritime museum. Peter, now an advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, lives with his wife, Susan, a doctor of public health, and stepdaughters Amy and Priscilla in, you guessed it, Galveston.

A potential supplier to Brink projects is Fairleigh Lussky, the Progress Paint man from Louisville. Fairleigh is the fourth generation head of the family-owned paint manufacturer which covers Dixie like the dew (my apologies to the Atlanta Journal ... or Fairleigh, whichever the case). Fairleigh and Abby's daughter Stewart graduated from Dartmouth last year and son Robert is now incurring college tuition bills for the old man. The Lusskys occasionally see Tom and Candace Sturgill from that other prominent Kentucky town of Lexington.

By now, the '62 newsletter will have filled you all in on the plans for our class birthday bash in Washington, D.C., next May. None other than Marsh Potterton, Midwest financier and former Phi Delt hard-core member, puts his stamp of approval on the birthday format. Please keep those dates in mind and send in any news, views, or gripes to me or Gordy Williamson. Since our 1987 reunion, this class column has only been able to report on some 115 classmates, or roughly 15 percent of our original number. I would love to increase that to 50 percent over the next several years.

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