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Melvyn Siff Obituary

SIFF, MELVYN Melvyn "Mel" Siff, 59, passed away at home on March 19. He is survived by his wife Lisa Ann, and his sister Isabell Marie Markel of Utah. Mel earned his PHD at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, South Africa and was an expert in strength conditioning, physical fitness, biomechanics, and human physiology. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2 p.m., at South Holly Baptist Church, 7101 S. Holly St., in Centennial.

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Published by Denver Post from Mar. 27 to Mar. 28, 2003.

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Gary and Ann Hunsicker

March 28, 2003

Stunned and saddened. We will miss a great guy. Our prayers for Lisa and family.

Ben Smith

March 28, 2003

I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to spend a few days with Mel Siff at a Supertraining Camp this past summer. I am very grateful having met such a great human being with an unmatched sense of humor, relentless enthusiasm for strength and conditioning and a true inspiration. Very seldom in life do you meet someone who is an inspiration in every aspect of their life. I've had the great opportunity to meet two so far, Mel Siff and his wife Lisa Ericson. Mel will be greatly missed.

Paul Nyman

March 28, 2003

It was a terrible shock to learn of Dr. Siff's death.



Words cannot express my great sadness and my deepest condolences to his wife Lisa Ann and his family.



I had the great pleasure of communicating with and learning from Dr. Siff through his publications and SuperTraining forums. He was a true educator in that he asked you to think, question and defend as opposed to blindly accepting the status quo.



His intellect, knowledge, experience and wit will be missed by all those whose life he touched and influenced.

Lynn Zoller

March 27, 2003

I was a fan of the Supertraining digest group. He will be missed.

Kristy Cannon

March 27, 2003

Although I didn't know Dr. Siff personally, I have read his postings on the Internet for upwards of 7 years. He has changed my life with his incredible knowledge, kindness, humor and zest for all things strength. He will be missed.

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