Peter Isaac Diamondstone Essay

Peter Isaac Diamondstone, co-founder of and perreniel candidate in Vermont’s first alternative political party - Liberty Union - died Wednesday, in his home, surrounded by loved ones, after a long illness. Peter was born in the Bronx, in 1934, to Mildred and Jess Diamondstone. He met Doris Lake in 1953 and was quoted many times, as saying that his “...life began when he married Doris.” Together they raised Aaron Dimitri, Jill Denise (Jessica), Ian Garth, and Paula Jean. Besides his devoted wife and children, Peter is survived by 14 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, his brother Kenneth and Kenneth’s life long partner, Joe Kopitz, and cousins, John Block, Barry Diamondstone, ??, and ??.

Peter’s life of service in the struggle to protect
After graduating from Flushing High in Queens, NY, Peter worked as a cab driver and a short order cook to put himself through college. He attended 2 years at Queens College before his conscience would not allow him to continue to participate in a system where privileged college students were spared the draft while working class men were off fighting, so he upped his draft to serve in the Korean war. After his honorable discharge, Peter completed his BA in English and history, and continued on to to earn his ???????at the University Of Chicago Law School and opened a private law practice on Long Island. He then moved to Vermont to be a Legal Aid attorney and to write a book, which was never written, never ceasing his work as a civil rights activist. After refusing to be re-licensed on the Vt Bar, due to the unconstitutionality of the licensing process, Peter worked as a Vista Volunteer trainer, a teacher, truck driver, pre-school bus driver, and alcohol rehab counselor for the Vt Veteran’s Association. He was arrested numerous times, protecting our constitutional rights. One person wrote of Peter, ”When you look up the word "Mensch" in the dictionary, you find a picture of