Author's query: materials about Stephan Woroch needed

PHILADELPHIA - January 2 marked the first anniversary of the passing of Dr. Stephan Woroch, a prominent Ukrainian community activist and leader and dentist by profession, who resided in Maplewood, N.J. (see obituary, The Weekly, April 21, 2002).

A lifelong activist for various Ukrainian causes, encompassing the full gamut of professional, religious, civic as well as cultural and academic endeavors, Dr. Woroch was a well-known and highly esteemed figure in the Ukrainian community.

An in-depth biography of Dr. Woroch is planned by his wife, Oksana Wanchycka-Woroch. Oleksander Vivcharyk, a Ukrainian journalist for Vilna Dumka in Smila, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, who shared a particular bond with Dr. Woroch, has been engaged to compile information and write the book.

Personal accounts and reminiscences of Dr. Woroch, both in Ukraine and in the diaspora - especially with reference to his work in the Ukrainian community in North America - are currently being sollicited with the aim of realizing the project. All who knew and worked with Dr. Woroch are kindly invited to respond and send their recollections and accounts to Mrs. Wanchycka-Woroch at the following address: Oksana Wanchycka-Woroch, 1914 Pine St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone contact: (215) 732-3732 or 1 (800) 487-5324.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, February 16, 2003, No. 7, Vol. LXXI

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