Background
Boonstra, Earl Richard was born on July 29, 1919 in Zeeland, Michigan, United States. Son of Sake Dirk and Adrianna (DeGraff) Boonstra.
Boonstra, Earl Richard was born on July 29, 1919 in Zeeland, Michigan, United States. Son of Sake Dirk and Adrianna (DeGraff) Boonstra.
Bachelor of Arts Michigan, 1948. Juris Doctor with distinction, University Michigan, 1950.
Worked at Dykema Gossett Professional Limited Liability Company. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Michigan. Member, Board of Editors, University of Michigan Law Review, 1949-1950.
Member: Detroit Metropolitan and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan.
Trustee, Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1974-1983. Captain United States Army Air Force, 1940-1946, PTO. Member American Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association, Michigan Srs. Golf Association (board directors).
Clubs: Lochmoor (director 1979-1985, president 1984-1985), Detroit Athletic (director 1982-1985, president 1987), Renaissance, Traverse City Golf and Country, Country of Florida.
Married Margaret Eleanor Christie, April 19, 1944.