Joseph C. Platt III ’22

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Joseph Platt died at his home in Madison, Conn., Mar. 16, 1995. After graduating from Princeton, he worked for GE until 1931 and J. Livingston and Co. in N.Y.C. He retired in 1952. He attended the Hill School and Cornell before transferring to Princeton in 1920. At Princeton, he was a member of the Glee Club. He served in WWI in the Naval Reserve.

In his hometown, Madison, he was a member of the First Congregational Church, a governor of the Madison Beach Club, and the Madison Winter Club. Joe attended many reunions, including the 70th in 1992, and contributed to our Annual Giving campaign. He is survived by his wife, Alice; two daughters; and four grandchildren.

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