Educator.
Born at Cloverleaf on 13 September 1924, son of John Moroz (c1891-1961) and Nettie Moroz (c1897-1961), brother of Paul Moroz, he and his wife Evelyn married in 1960 and had six children. A mathematician and teacher for many years, including service at Greenwald School (1944, 1945-1946, 1949-1952), Brooklands School (1947-1948), Sheffield School (1948-1949), later working in the East Kildonan School District before joining the teaching staff of the Winnipeg School Division.
There, he taught at Lord Nelson School (1959-1962) and General Wolfe School (1962-1969) and served as Vice-Principal of Polson School (1956-1957), Luxton School (?-1971), St. John’s High School (1971-?), and King Edward School (?-1973), then Principal of Margaret Scott School (1973-1983) and George V School (1983-1986).
In 1960, he married widow Evelyn Wawryshyn Litwin and they had four children. His hobbies included carpentry, golf, and yodeling.
He died at Winnipeg on 5 September 2008.
Obituary [John Moroz], Winnipeg Free Press, 16 November 1961, page 34.
Obituary [Nettie Moroz], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 November 1961, page 30.
“20 School Board appointments made,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 1971, page 3.
“School posts filled,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 May 1973, page 74.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 6 September 2008, page C16.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 8 September 2008, page C8.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 9 September 2008, page C8.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Winnipeg School Division: Celebrating One Hundred Fifty Years, 1871-2021 by Winnipeg School Division, 2021.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 20 February 2025
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