Educator.
Born in Manitoba on 15 June 1938, son of Laurent Auguste Tougas (1890-1976) and Heloise Baril (1898-1986), he attended school at Ste. Anne, St. Paul College, and the University of Manitoba, the last from which he earned BA (1962) and BEd (1965) degrees along with a Certificate of Education (1963).
His 44-year career in education began working as a teacher, including at Jefferson Junior High School (1962-1963), Glenboro Collegiate (1965-1966, 1968-1970; Vice-Principal 1969-1970), RCAF Station Marville [No. 1 Wing Senior School at Marville, France] (1966-1967), at Department of National Defence School at a Canadian Forces Base in West Germany (1967-1968), Nellie McClung Collegiate (1995-1996), was Principal of St. Laurent School (1970-1974, 1988-c1990), as well as Special Education Co-ordinator (1981-1982) and Superintendent (1991-1994) of the White Horse Plain School Division.
On 25 August 1962, he married Mona Marie Van Den Bussche at the Holland Roman Catholic Church and together they had four children, one of whom was Michael Brett Tougas (1966-1988). The couple divorced in 1990. A second marriage on 26 June 2004 to Iris Ann Reece at Gimli ended with divorce in 2009.
He died at the Grace Hospital in Winnipeg on 16 March 2015 and was buried in the Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Cemetery.
“Engagement,” Glenboro Gazette, 26 July 1962, page 3.
“Wedding Bells - Tougas & Van Den Bussche,” Glenboro Gazette, 6 September 1962, page 2.
“Record number will graduate at 87th Exercises - Education [Bachelor of Education],” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 May 1966, page 27.
“Local news [Leo Tougas],” Belmont News, 25 August 1966, page 4.
“Manitobans to teach in Europe,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 August 1966, page 38.
“St. Anne,” Steinbach Carillon News, 13 October 1966, page 8.
“Local items,” Glenboro Gazette, 5 September 1968, page 3.
“Tiger Hills Division Board Meeting [L. P. Tougas],” Glenboro Gazette, 17 April 1969, page 3.
“468 - Teachers wanted [White Horse Plain School Division],” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 October 1981, page 37.
Obituary [Heloise Tougas], Winnipeg Free Press, 26 May 1986, page 26.
“Oak Point,” Stonewall Argus & Teulon Times, 13 January 1988, page 30.
Obituary [Michael Brett Tougas], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 August 1988, page 43.
“Influx of commuters from the city nets new school for St. Francois Xavier,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 September 1991, Rural Weekly Edition, page 80.
“465 - Teachers wanted [White Horse Plain School Division],” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 May 1993, page B7.
“1968 - 40 years ago - 1968,” Baldur-Glenboro Gazette, 17 September 2008, page 5.
“1966 - 50 years ago,” Baldur-Glenboro Gazette, 26 August 2016, page 6.
Winnipeg and Selkirk family files (ATG 0040A), FD90-01-20774 Lorenzo L. P. Tougas vs Mona M. Tougas, Archives of Manitoba. [via Court Registry System].
Winnipeg and Selkirk family files (ATG 0040A), FD08-01-20774 Lorenzo L. P. Tougas vs Iris A. Reece-Tougas, Archives of Manitoba. [via Court Registry System].
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 2015.
Community - Alumni - In Memoriam, 1960s - Tougas, Lorenzo L. P., University of Manitoba.
Memorial ID: 202660626, FindAGrave.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 26 May 2026
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