Michael Bozic

Age 74, of Pittsburgh, PA, on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Beloved and loving husband of Stephanie Sural Bozic; son of the late Michael Bozic, Sr. and Nada Gurgevich. Loving father of Amanda Michelle Pyper and Peter Elliot Bozic. Grandfather of Ellie and Lucy Pyper. He is preceded in death by his brother David Bozic. Michael began his retail career in 1963 as a management trainee for Sears Roebuck and Company in its Greensburg, PA store. Over his 28 year career with Sears he rose to become the youngest President and Chief Operating Officer of the 4.0 billion Canadian subsidiary and later as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Sears Merchandise Group, emcompassing operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. He joined Hills Stores Company in 1991 as President and C.E.O. and subsequently Levitz Furniture Corperation in November 1995 as Chairman and C.E.O. Michael was recruited to K Mart Corp in December 1998 where he served as Vice Chairman until retirement in November 2000. He served as a Director for Morgan Stanley Mutual Funds, American Road Harley LLC, Weirton Steel Corp, and is also a trustee of Hillsdale College.