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James Mooney Denison, Ph.D. of Edmonton, formerly of Larchmont, New York, passed away on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024. He was 60 years old.
Jim was the loving and devoted husband of Pirkko Markula-Denison as well as a dedicated educator and athletics coach
brimming with a vibrancy for life that radiated out to everyone he met. There was a
special place in his heart for Sakyla, Finland, the home of his beloved wife Pirkko, where summers and holidays were treasured for the saunas, swims and cycling excursions that were a large part of the natural flow of life he shared with her.
As Professor of Coaching Studies in Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation (2007-2024) at the University of Alberta he will be remembered fondly as a passionate advocate for
advancing the study of coaching from a socio-cultural perspective. His informal
conversations, formal lectures, presentations and numerous academic publications
provided keen insights that inspired his colleagues, and his many devoted graduate students.
An avid sportsman and runner his whole life, he competed successfully in middle-
distance races notching many podium finishes including an impressive personal best of 3:43:50 in the 1500 meters as a NCAA Division I runner for Fordham University in the Bronx, New York. Teammates loved him, competitors respected him and they all could count on him for camaraderie and enduring friendships. He also coached and counseled so many young athletes, including his nieces and nephews—improving their running
techniques while helping them navigate a young person’s life challenges with compassion and understanding.
With the wider world, Jim shared his enthusiasm for athletics and running in his popular and critically acclaimed books about famed Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie (The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie story. New York: Breakaway Books), and the athletes who were among the first to break the four minute mile. (Bannister and Beyond: The mystique of the four-minute mile. New York: Breakaway Books).
Before Jim arrived at the University of Alberta, he taught at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, and the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. He earned his Ph.D. in sport sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. He maintained longterm relationships, professional and personal, with many colleagues from those and other academic institutions. His devoted family (sister Mary Ellen, brothers David and Andy, and many nieces and nephews), neighbors and friends from his many stops along the way to Edmonton will dearly miss his ever present smile, bonhomie and unflagging optimism.
Funeral services will be private.

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