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Bar News - October 17, 2003 In Memoriam - Gregg, Brink Hugh Gregg Former NH Governor Hugh Gregg, a lawyer, political activist, businessman, and restaurateur, died in Nashua Sept. 24 at the age of 85. Born Nov. 22, 1917, Gregg was raised in Nashua and attended Nashua schools. He was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University. He earned his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1942 and was admitted to the NH Bar the same year. He founded the Nashua law firm of Sullivan & Gregg. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War, during both of which he served as an intelligence officer. He served as mayor of Nashua and became New Hampshire's youngest governor ever in 1953, at the age of 35. Following his single term as governor, Gregg remained active in the Republican Party. He headed the New Hampshire Primary campaigns for Nelson Rockefeller in 1964, Ronald Reagan in 1976 and George H. W. Bush in 1980. He was an avid supporter of the New Hampshire presidential primary, and he wrote four books on New Hampshire politics. Gregg was president and CEO of Gregg & Son, Inc., a wood manufacturer; Gregg's Greenhouse, a restaurant; and New Hampshire Resources, Inc. He was also involved in the establishment of Indian Head Bank. In the late 1940s and early '50s, Gregg founded the Nashua New Hampshire Foundation, the aim of which was to create jobs in the city. He founded the Amos Tuck Society to promote New Hampshire's role in the founding of the Republican Party. He also worked to establish the New Hampshire Political Library, a center for the study and promotion of the state presidential primary. He was a longtime supporter of conservation efforts and the Nashua Humane Society. He also supported the Nashua Fresh Air Camp and Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center. Survivors include his wife of more than 60 years, Catherine Warner Gregg; two sons, Cyrus Gregg and U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson, who was named for him. Memorial contributions may be made to the Harry Alan Gregg Foundation, c/o The Fleet Bank Trust Department, Attention: D. Dunn, 1155 Elm St., Manchester 03101; the New Hampshire Political Library, 20 Park St., Concord 03301; or the Nashua Humane Society (SPCA), 24 Ferry Road, Nashua 03064.
Born Jan. 16, 1922, Brink grew up in Watertown, Mass. He was graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1940, from Harvard College in 1943, and, following a distinguished military service during World War II, Harvard Law School in 1949. He was admitted to the Mass. Bar in 1949, and later, in 1977, to the NH Bar. He joined the Boston law firm of Hale and Dorr in 1949. He focused his efforts on the "human side" of the law. For much of his career, he served in the capacity of professional trustee of a substantial number of family trusts of various sizes and complexity and as financial advisor to the many families represented by those trusts. Late in his career with Hale and Dorr, the firm honored him with a special Pro Bono Award that recognized the breadth and depth of his service work in the legal community. Among his many volunteer positions, he was appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court as a member (serving a term as vice-chair) of the Board of Bar Overseers, which is responsible for maintaining high standards of lawyer professionalism. He was also a member of the Supreme Judicial Court's Standing Committee on Substance Abuse. His volunteer work with Boston's Social Law Library spanned more than a quarter century. He joined its Board of Trustees in 1975 and served as its president from 1984 until the time of his death. The oldest and one of the largest law libraries in the United States, it was founded in 1803 as the official library of the Boston Bar and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. In July of 1965, Brink acknowledged his alcoholism and he devoted the remainder of his life to helping other alcoholics recover from the disease. In 1984, he founded, with other recovering lawyers and judges, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, a statewide service designed to assist Massachusetts lawyers impaired as a result of alcoholism or substance abuse. During his service as chair of the organization for nearly 30 years, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers became a national model emulated by many states across the country. Brink was also involved in helping to establish Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of New Hampshire. Brink had a deep love of the sea and owned a boat for much of his life. As a boy, he spent his summers sailing in Buzzards Bay. During World War II, he served in the Naval Submarine Service and from 1952-1965 in the Naval Submarine Reserve. For a time he commanded a submarine. In September of every year, he took off for a month to six weeks with his wife, Marion, and they cruised "Down East" to Prince Edward Island and beyond. He especially loved the Maine coast. Brink is survived by his wife; a brother, Robert Brink of Mattapoisett, Mass.; and a sister, Mary Inwood, of Brooklyn, N.Y. He also leaves six children, Benjamin Brink of St. Louis, Mo.; Nicholas Brink of Dedham, Mass.; David Brink of Tenants Harbor, Maine; Rachel Brink of Dedham, Mass.; Katherine Brink of Millis, Mass.; and Mark Herforth of Issaquah, Wash; stepchildren Richard Shobaken of Elgin, Ill.; Ron Shobaken of Franklin, Mass.; and Pamela DuLong Williams of South Berwick, Maine; and fifteen grandchildren. Contributions in Brink's name may be sent to the Salvation Army, 15 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH 03301 or Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, 50 Temple Place, Suite 1106, Boston, MA 02111. In honor of our colleagues Hugh Gregg and James A. Brink, the New Hampshire Bar Association's Board of Governors has contributed to the New Hampshire Bar Foundation, 112 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301.
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