Letheren was born on July 27, 1942, in Owen Sound, Ontario, and spent her childhood in Guelph.
[3] For the COA, she held multiple positions for the committee including president and secretary general in 1994.
[5] With the IOC, Letheren was a coordinator of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee that was in charge of the 2002 Winter Olympics.
[6] On the evening January 31st, 2001, Letheren was giving a speech at a Schulich alumni banquet when she collapsed.
[3] Prime Minister Jean Chretien said, "Her loss is a blow to the Canadian Olympic movement that will be felt for years to come".