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May 13, 2009 in City
Dead boy’s name used in promotional letter
People to People apologizes for error
Staff writer
A Minnesota couple suing People to People Ambassador Programs over the death of their son on a trip to Japan expressed dismay that the Spokane-based company used their son’s name in a promotional letter.
“They stop at nothing,” said Sheryl Hill, of Mound, Minn., whose 16-year-old diabetic son Tyler became ill and died after he participated in a climb up Mount Fuji during a People to People trip in July 2007.
People to People President Peg Thomas said Tuesday that the company has apologized for sending the letter in error.
Hill and her husband, Allen, have filed a wrongful death …
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