“Stop all the clocks.”
Peter G. Platt, loving husband, father, father-in-law, stepfather, and grandfather-died on March 26, 2026 of congestive heart failure.
Born in 1937, Peter was the oldest child of Louise Godfrey and Frank Kenneth Platt. He grew up in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, Michigan. Graduating from Western Michigan High School in 1955, he attended Yale University on a scholarship. He became the Executive Director of the Yale Daily News and received his BA (Cum Laude) in 1959. He attended Yale Law School and was on the board of the Yale Law Journal, receiving his LLB (later a JD) in 1962.
In 1960, he married Gertrude Grove Bland. Their first son, Peter Jr, was born in 1961. They moved to San Francisco in 1962, and in 1963, their second son, Geoffrey, was born. Peter was an associate and eventually a partner at Brobeck, Phleger, and Harrison, where he worked until 1990 before moving to Coudert Brothers. During this time, he served on the boards of the Cathedral School for Boys, Grace Cathedral, and the San Francisco Symphony. He was also a member of the University Club and the Pacific Union Club.
In the early 1990s, he met the love of his life, Kristine Musselman, and they were married in 1995. Not long afterward, they moved to Thailand, where Peter ran the Coudert Brothers Bangkok office and was a member of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club until retiring to La Jolla in 1998.
His La Jolla years were very happy and eventful. In addition to playing golf and enjoying life with Kristine, Peter was on the Board of Directors of the San Diego Symphony, a member of the San Diego Chapter of Quandaries-Explorations-Decisions (QED), and an Officier Commandeur, Grand Sénéchal Émerite in the San Diego chapter of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. He was also a member of the La Jolla Country Club and the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.
Peter loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. His favorite things included golf (playing and watching); reading and crossword puzzles; (bad) puns; traveling; cars and driving in general; barbecuing (he was a master); butter (he famously wanted to add it to a steamed pork bun when he first encountered dim sum); mayonnaise and Miracle Whip; Velveeta cheese; Tito’s vodka; fine clothes and fine wine; and, reflecting his love for his two main cities, both the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Forty-Niners.
His friends and family will greatly miss his smile, laugh, rapier wit, sense of humor, wisdom, and “grace under pressure.”
Peter was pre-deceased by his brothers, David and Michael. He is survived by his wife, Kristine; his two sons, Peter Jr (Nancy) and Geoffrey (JoJo); his stepson, Eric (Danyelle) and stepdaughter, Nicole (Billy); numerous nieces and nephews; two grandchildren, Mackenzie and Jordy; and four step-grandchildren, Michael, Matthew, Henry, and Mariah.
Peter’s family plans to celebrate his life later this year. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, anyone wishing to honor Peter contribute to Pro Kids, First Tee-San Diego.