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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Members of Our Campus Community,</p><p class="MsoNormal">As promised last week, we’re sharing details on arrangements for Lt. Robert Mesec, University Police officer who was killed in a motorcycle accident Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Calling hours will be held Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Home, 793 Gilbert Road, Mooers.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Burial will be Thursday, Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. Mary, 86 Church St., Champlain. A reception will follow at the Rainbow Wedding and Banquet Hall, 47 Woods Falls Road, Altona.</p><p class="MsoNormal">An honor guard of law enforcement will stand at the funeral home Wednesday and outside St. Mary’s on Thursday. Agencies that are able to attend are asked to contact University Police Chief Patrick Rascoe at <a href="mailto:prasc001@plattsburgh.edu">prasc001@plattsburgh.edu</a> with the number of vehicles and officers planning to attend. Officers will lead a procession from the funeral home to the church Thursday morning.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Our deepest condolences go out to Lt. Mesec’s family and all who knew and loved him.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Be well and please, stay safe everyone.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Gerianne</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">GERIANNE WRIGHT DOWNS</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Director of Communications</p><p class="MsoNormal">Office of the President</p><p class="MsoNormal">151 Hawkins Hall</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">101 Broad Street</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Plattsburgh, N.Y. 12901</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(o) 518-564-3094</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(f) 518-564-2094</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://plattsburgh.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">plattsburgh.edu</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><img border="0" width="180" height="279" style="width:1.875in;height:2.9062in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D7AE1D.F8AA8B90" alt="Cardinal Pledge"></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>