UNA leader Tekla Moroz dies

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Tekla Moroz, honorary member of the Ukrainian National Association's General Assembly and longtime UNA leader, died on December 6. She was 78.

The announcement of her death was made by the UNA Executive Committee.

Mrs. Moroz was born on April 22, 1927, in Riaciv, Poland. After emigrating to Canada, she resided in Lachine, Quebec.

She was a stalwart UNA activist, serving concurrently as secretary of UNA Branch 465 and chairperson of the Montreal District Committee since 1968 until her death.

She was a UNA supreme advisor from 1974 to 2002, and then was elected an honorary member of the UNA General Assembly in recognition of her contributions to the fraternal organization.

Mrs. Moroz was predeceased by her husband, Joseph. Surviving are her children, Bohdan and Halyna.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, December 11, 2005, No. 50, Vol. LXXIII

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