School mourns after beloved teacher falls from roof
A beloved former teacher is being remembered as an educator who “loved a laugh and to have fun” after he suffered critical injuries following a fall.
Paul Hogan, 61, was reportedly retrieving balls from the roof of St Margaret Mary’s School in Spotswood, Melbourne when he fell 3m to the concrete ground at around 2:30 pm on Thursday.
He suffered critical head injuries and was taken to hospital, where he died on Friday.
It is reported that students were still at school and parents were on campus for parent-teacher interviews, when the incident occurred.
Hogan worked as a teacher and principal at several schools across the city, with an extensive 36-year career in education.
“We extend our sincere condolences to Paul’s family, friends and colleagues, and we hold all of those impacted in our hearts and prayers," Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools executive director Dr Edward Simons said.
“Paul was a friend and mentor to many in our MACS community and he will be dearly missed.”
Hogan had his first classroom teaching role in 1988.
He retired in 2022, but continued to work as a part-time and casual relief teacher at St Anne’s Sunbury, St Mary’s Ascot Vale, and St Margaret Mary’s Spotswood.
Ascot Vale Panthers Junior Football Club said Hogan served as a “confidant, mentor and friend” to all who attended St Mary’s.
“His infectious personality, energy and passion saw him loved by parents and students alike,” the club said.
“Hoges was a tremendous supporter of the Ascot Vale Panthers Junior Football Club and the wider Ascot Vale community.”
WorkSafe is investigating the incident.
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