Background
Burston, Richard Mervin was born on October 31, 1924 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Mark and Anita (Andrews) Burston.
Burston, Richard Mervin was born on October 31, 1924 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Mark and Anita (Andrews) Burston.
Bachelor, Bowdoin College, 1949. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1952. Manager beauty department KendallCo., Boston, 1953-1958.
Regional sales manager M. Pier Company, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1958-1959.
National sales manager Ozon Products, Incorporated., Brooklyn, 1959-1963. Vice president, co-founder Burston/Larkin Associations, Stamford, Connecticut, 1964-1988;president, chief Executive officer Excalibur, Incorporated., Stamford, 1981-1988.
Founder, president Burston Incorporated., Stamford, 1987. Director National Beauty and Barber Representatives Association, New York City, 1973-1974, Louv Yacht Yard, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1969-1973.
Consultant Ruckel Manufacturing, Incorporated., New York City, 1969-1987.
Director Roxbury Babe Ruth, Stamford, 1969-1985. President, director Roxbury-Riverbank Little League, Stamford, 1971-1982. Trustee Miramichi Rod & Gun Club, Lyttleton, New Brunswick, Canada, 1980.
Fund raiser Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1984-1990, member alumni county, 1994, president, 1997-1998.
Manager beauty department Kendall Company, Boston, 1953-1958. Regional sales manager M. Pier Company, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1958-1959. National sales manager Ozon Products, Inc., Brooklyn, 1959-1963.
Vice president, co-founder Burston/Larkin Associates, Stamford, Connecticut, 1964-1988. President, Chief Executive Officer Excalibur, Inc., 1981-1988. Founder, president Burston Inc., 1987-1998, consultant, since 1999.
Director National Beauty and Barber Representatives Association, New York City, 1973-1974, Louv Yacht Yard, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1969-1973. Consultant Ruckel Manufacturing, Incorporated, New York York City, 1969-1987.
Director Roxbury-Riverbank Little League, Stamford, 1971-1982. Fundraiser Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1983-1990, member alumni council, 1994-1998, president, 1997-1998. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Member Beauty and Barber Supply Institute, American Beauty Association, Kents Hill School Alumni Association (board directors 1994-2000, trustee 1994-2004, honorary trustee for life 2004), Miramichi Rod and Gun Club Inc.
(president 2002), High Head Yacht Club (director 1997-2000).
Married Phoebe Harvey Hopkins, August 29, 1958. Children: Abby Lyn, Seth Hopkins, Joshua Craig, Mark Andrews, Amanda Lee.