David Gregory Platt was born March 11, 1939, in Louisville, Kentucky.  He died July 14, 2002, in New Hampshire after a long illness. He attended high school in Kalamazoo, Michigan, graduated with a B.A. in history from Yale College in 1961, and undertook graduate studies in English at New York University. He married Linda Louise Groves in London, England, on December 11, 1964.  He wrote for various publications throughout his career and served his final stint as a reporter for the Granite State News based in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. He resided in New York City and Greenwich, Connecticut, for most of his adult life.

Survivors include: brother Peter of La Jolla, California, brother Michael of Louisville, Kentucky, daughter Jennifer and grandson Caleb of Stamford, Connecticut, and son Philip of Boston, Massachusetts. Donations in remembrance of David can be made to the Community Hospice House, 210 Naticook Road, Merrimack, NH, 03054, tel. (603) 595-5688.