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June 9, 2006

 

Dillon Tyler Peak, 13, 26551 Airport Road, Punta Gorda. Charge: violation of community control (original charges: criminal mischief, petty theft and burglary of a structure). He was released to home detention.

 

Punta Gorda boy dies after stay at camp for teen offenders
 

Punta Gorda, Florida  (AP) — State juvenile justice authorities are reviewing policies and procedures after a 14-year-old boy died after becoming ill at a DeSoto County Outward Bound camp for teen offenders.

Dillon Peak of Punta Gorda died June 17th at a St. Petersburg hospital, a month after he became incoherent and suffered seizures at the camp.

His mother, Pamela Peak, is blaming the Department of Juvenile Justice, claiming the teen didn't get proper medical care at the outdoors camp for low-risk offenders ages 14 to 18.

She says her son was hospitalized twice in four days. The first time he was suffering from strep throat and had a 104-degree fever. She says he was given Tylenol and sent back to the Outward Bound camp where he was staying with several other boys in a tent.

Pamela Peak says her son's doctors have theorized the boy had a rare type of encephalitis on top of the strep throat.
 

OBITUARY

Dillon T. Peak

Dillon Tyler Peak, 14, of Punta Gorda, Fla., died Saturday, June 17, 2006.

He was born Jan. 2, 1992, in Port Charlotte, Fla.

Dillon was a student at Punta Gorda Middle School. He loved to hunt and fish and work on his bikes. He also enjoyed mechanical work.

Dillon is survived by his parents, Pamela Peak of Punta Gorda and David L. Peak Sr. of Port Charlotte; brothers, David and Daniel Peak, both of Punta Gorda and Kai Peak; his sister, Emily Crystal Peak; grandparents, Brenda and Paul Godwin of Punta Gorda and Jean Cline of Bluefield, W.Va.; uncles, Daniel (Jessica Law) Godwin and Paul (Penny George) Godwin Jr., both of Punta Gorda and Thomas (Cris) Peak of Bluefield; aunts, Beverly (Lee) Butler and Tina (Chad) Douglas, both of Punta Gorda and Mildred "Pinky" (David) Johnston of Bluefield; and lots of cousins and friends.

A visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 22, 2006, at Kays-Ponger Funeral Home, 635 E. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2006, at the funeral home with the Bishop Alto Blanding officiating. Burial will follow at Indian Springs Cemetery.

The family has asked that donations in memory of Dillon be made to Dillon Peak Medical and Funeral Fund, c/o Bank of America, 126 E. Olympia Ave., Punta Gorda, FL 33950 (941-575-4502 Angela Morrissey). Please visit the online tribute for Dillon at www.mem.com.

Kays-Ponger Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Punta Gorda Chapel, is in charge of local arrangements.

 

 

 

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