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Michael Platt Obituary

Michael Anthony Platt Michael Anthony Platt was born in Tucson, Arizona in 1946 to his parents, Evelyn Frazier Platt and Matthew Gault Platt. He attended the University of Arizona ('67) and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Platt received a scholarship to join the first class of the University of Arizona Medical School and graduated with honors in 1971. He became a board-certified internist and taught on the faculty at the UA Medical School until moving to Hilton Head Island in 1980. Dr. Platt was a founding member of a long-running, highly respected medical practice on the Island, serving residents until his retirement in 2012.He is survived by his wife, Dr. Lynn Platt, and his two children: Michelle Platt Bassi, a partner at Thorp Purdy law firm in Eugene, Oregon, and Ryan Platt, an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance at Colorado College. Friends and former patients who wish to make a gift on behalf of Dr. Platt may contribute to Hospice Care of the Lowcountry. islandfuneralhome.com.

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Published by The Island Packet on Jul. 29, 2020.

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lee lyons

August 5, 2020

I met Lynn, Mike, Michelle and Ryan when I moved to Hilton Head Plantation in 1987. Thought the world of them and so sorry for their loss.

Joanne and Jeff Kent

August 3, 2020

Mike was a very dear friend who we only met 3 years ago in our Hampton Hall pool...but it felt like we knew him many years.
He was a gentle, kind, intelligent and lovable friend! He and Lynn were inseparable and he was never shy of his PDA to her. Beautiful couple and friends!
Mike will always have a special place in our hearts...❤

August 2, 2020

Dr.Platt was a very kind and patient man. He was a wonderful Doctor to my mother-in-law, Ruth Watts. He was one of a kind! Rest In Peace, Susan Watts

Doug Mayer

July 30, 2020

What a great guy! I met Dr. Platt back in the 80's when I was in the medical equipment field. He was always kind, down to earth and approachable. He will be missed...

Nancy L. Williams

July 29, 2020

I was grieved to read of Mike's death. Mike was a wonderful, kind doctor who was my husband's and my physician on Hilton Head for 24 years and my late father's and step-mother's physician for 31. He was a good listener who knew and personally cared for his patients. I came to consider him a friend. When he retired--around the same time that I did--he told me that he had shared the lives of his patients, whose advancing age he sadly witnessed over the years. I always appreciated his candor, his humor, and his humanity. I send my sympathy to Lynn and his children.

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