Ron Platt
May 12, 1952 - March 2, 2008

In Memory of Our Friend

Ron was the Chair of the Calaveras County Democratic Central Committee. His enthusiasm for the political process was contagious, and because of it, the Central Committee thrived under his leadership. Those on the committee are committed to building upon Ron's desire to make the Democratic Party a moving force, not only in Calaveras County, but throughout the rural communities. Join us in honoring Ron Platt.

   
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Ron received the Volunteer of the Year Award for Region 7.  Pat Guttmann received the award from Gary Robbins at the California State Democratic Convention. 
Gary had the following to say about Ron.

If anyone deserved the Volunteer of the year award for our region it was Ron. I remember the first time we met. It was at a TBRC gathering in Berkley. We had a lot in common, both of us being from construction background, he as a union pipefitter and myself as a union electrician, perhaps that also played a role as we had both spent most of our working years in the Bay Area. He and I both attended the meeting and were afterwards invited to attend a function at a private home. We were both very much taken in with work TBRC was setting about to accomplish. Ron of course began working with TBRC soon afterward and I with my county Committee. Ron and I loosely stayed in touch over the next three years and when I ran for Region 7 Director he was right there to support me. There are few people in our lives that leave lasting impressions through such chance meetings, Ron was one of those. As you said if anyone had mentioned leader to him when we first met he would have laughed to say the very least. I don't think either of us would, or could have predicted what the political scene had in store for us at that time.

I do know that I trusted Ron to the fullest extent to be honest and sincere in both word and deed. I considered him not only a political colleague but a friend as well. Ron left a legacy in Calaveras that will be a driving force for years. He instilled awareness of community, of the political situation in our country, of the Democratic Party, and the need of Calaveras County to organize itself politically for a better future.

I had hoped to come up to Calaveras and attend the next meeting of the Central Committee, maybe a little early, to tell you much of what I've said in person. I won't be able to make the meeting because of a recall election concerning a Republican Senator, Jeff Denham SD12  that I authored, I will be meeting with the person we hope to replace Dunham with on the date of the Committee meeting. My wife and I will be at the "Taco Feed" however. I hope you can come.

I intend to keep on trying to help my counties. Ron had the faith in me to help get me elected as Region 7 Director and I am trying to help the eleven counties that are in Region 7 as best I can.