Stephen L. Tousignant

(Asbury Park Press)

STEPHEN L.
TOUSIGNANT
AGE: 76
FORMERLY OF WALL
Stephen L. (Tuzeneu) Tousignant, 76, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the Richmond Nursing Home, LaGrange, KY. He was born at home in the West Belmar section of Wall Township where he lived for most of his life. Mr. Tousignant was a graduate of Drew University. He also attended Columbia University and Newark Law School. Mr. Tousignant retired from Conrail where he was employed as an environmental engineer. In the early 1960's he helped to organize and taught at the first sheltered workshop in Monmouth County. He was a member of the Army Medical Corps in Texas and worked in the Fort Belvoir Hospital in Virginia. Stephen loved duck hunting and decoy carving. He was a naturalist and enjoyed gardening. Mr. Tousignant was fluent in seven languages and a lover of books. A true and faithful friend, Stephen was always willing to go the extra mile to help family and friends. Selfless, he was a loving caregiver to both his mother and father, as well as his Uncle Ken who was like a brother to him. He was a life member of the Bay Head Historical Society and was instrumental in the purchasing of the Loveland Homestead for the Historical Society Museum.
Mr. Tousignant was predeceased by his father, William Tuzeneu of Wall and his Uncle Ken Loveland of Point Pleasant. Survivors include his mother, Martha (Loveland) Tuzeneu; his daughter Anne Brooks Skinner (Craig) of LaGrange, KY; grandchildren, Amanda, Craig Jr. and Emma; his ex-wife, Ouida Tuzeneu of Point Pleasant, NJ; two sisters, Dianne Woolley (George) of Spring Lake Heights, NJ and Catherine J. Davies (John) of Oneida, NY; nieces, Cathy Woolley of Manasquan, NJ and Morganne Davies of Alexandria, VA; nephews, George J. Woolley III of Jupiter FL and J. Christian Davies of Oneida, NY.
He will be missed but never forgotten. A Memorial service celebrating his life is being planned for the spring of 2011. Donations may be made in his name to Bay Head Historical Society, P.O. Box 127, Bay Head, NJ 08742.