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Memorable Manitobans: William Moore (1914-1983)
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 (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: 18 February 2019
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