85S12986 JGH-D

By: Price H.R. No. 447

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Words cannot describe the sorrow felt at the loss of Corporal Monty Dale Platt of the West Texas A&M University Police Department, who died on August 8, 2017, at the age of 47, after sustaining injuries in the line of duty; and

WHEREAS, Monty Platt was born in Canyon on October 17, 1969, to Tommy Joe and Patricia Tucker Platt, and he earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from West Texas State University, now West Texas A&M; and

WHEREAS, Corporal Platt was a peace officer for nearly a quarter century, and in 1996, he was proud to join the police department at his alma mater, where he became an inspiring mentor to younger officers; a keen motorcycle enthusiast, he was a member of the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club and the Harley Owners Group chapter of Amarillo; and

WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Corporal Platt shared 14 years of marriage with RoseAnne Rivera, with whom he had two sons, Thomas Joseph Platt and the late Daniel James Platt; and

WHEREAS, A loving husband and father and a dedicated law enforcement professional, Monty Platt was taken much too soon, but he leaves behind a legacy of public service that will continue to inspire all those who knew him; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Corporal Monty Dale Platt and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, RoseAnne Platt; to his mother, Patricia Platt; to his son, Thomas Joseph Platt; to his sister, Melissa Mosley, and her husband, Robert; to his nephews, Logan and Max Mosley; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Monty Platt.