Mentors in Memoriam: Douglas Riley

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of former McGill Kinesiology and Physical Education Department Chair, Douglas Riley. Native from St. John, New Brunswick, he passed away on June 8, 2022 at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Halifax at 90 years old.
Douglas was a physical education teacher at Three Rivers High School in the 1950s and went on to serve for 25 years as a professor for the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at McGill University and as Chair of the department.

A passionate and avid sailor, he retired to Nova Scotia and would not give up his wooden sailboat, the Silooet, until he was sure he could no longer sail it all summer long with his wife, with whom he lived in Charlottetown for years after.

Douglas is survived by his wife Sylvia Johnson (her children Grant, Keith, and Caroline and their family), his son Michael (his wife Karina and children Liliane and Lucas), his grandson Vaughn Riley, and his daughter Megan Halle.

Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Douglas Riley.