Kimberly Platko
Kimberly Ann Platko (née Gross) peacefully passed away with her family by her side on September 21, 2017 at the age of 59 years from cancer at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Survived by her loving husband, Frank Brett and her children, Dane and Aleksandra (Rosie), Kimberly is mourned by her father, William A. Gross (Las Vegas, NV), sisters Carol McGill (Parachute, CO), Lauren Wells (Baltimore, MD), and Diane Jezierski (Portland, OR) and their families.
Born in Baltimore, MD on September 4, 1958, Kimberly attended Milford Mill High School, earned a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Maryland and a Master’s in Business Law from the USDA Graduate School. Kimberly loved to play the flute and attended the Peabody Music Conservatory Preparatory School in Baltimore during her high school years, where she was tutored by Bonnie Lake, the lead flutist of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Kimberly was an accomplished Trademark Analyst for several law firms in Las Vegas, NV, and previously in Washington, D.C. Kimberly was part owner and served as a Master Cosmetics Crafter for her company, Arcana Naturals.