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.