Joan Pritchard Platt, formerly of Southampton, died at her home in Naples, Florida, on July 8 after a long illness. She was 62.
Born in Manhattan on April 30, 1946, to Ella (née Brookbank) and John Pritchard, she lived with her family in Merrick before moving to Sag Harbor when she was in eighth grade.
After graduating from the Academy of the Sacred Heart of Mary, she attended Roosevelt Hospital School of Nursing and became a registered nurse. She then returned to Sag Harbor and began working at Southampton Hospital where, in 1967, she cared for Johanna Guldi, her future husband’s grandmother. She subsequently met and, in 1970, married Harold K. Platt. After living in Manhattan for a year while Mr. Platt completed law school, the couple then moved to Southampton and she continued working at Southampton Hospital until failing health forced her to retire in 2001, after 34 years of service. The Platts moved to Florida in December 2003.
She is survived by her husband, Harold Platt of Florida; a son and his wife, Timothy and Mina Platt, and a granddaughter, Laura Platt, all of Southampton; and many nephews, nieces and in-laws.
The family received visitors on July 13 at the O’Connell Funeral Home in Southampton. A funeral service was held on July 14 also at O’Connell. Cremation followed.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978-7048 would be appreciated by the family.
on Jul 14, 2008