Memorable Manitobans: William Moore (1914-1983)

William Moore Click to enlarge

Educator.

Born at Winnipeg on 12 October 1914, he attended St. John’s College where he received BA and BEd degrees. His teaching career began as Principal of Dominion City School (1937-1939) and Emerson School (1939-1941, Principal 1940-1941) then came to Winnipeg where he taught at Luxton Junior High School (1944-1951) and Winnipeg Technical-Vocational School (?-?). He was Principal of Charleswood Collegiate (1959-1963) and Vincent Massey Collegiate (1963-1966) before returning to classroom teaching at Churchill High School (1966-1969) until retirement in 1979. He and wife Jean had two boys and a girl. He died at Winnipeg on 4 December 1983 and was buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.

Sources:

“Know Your Principal,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 May 1964, page 3.

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 6 December 1983, page 53.

We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 25 October 2023

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