Deacon Thomas Langlois, who was in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ first class of permanent deacons, died Jan. 10 in St. Paul.
He was 90. Ordained in 1976 with 12 other men, Deacon Langlois ministered for 30 years in three parishes and in the chancery with then-Catholic Youth Center before retiring from active ministry in 2006. He served at St. Matthew in St. Paul, at the Catholic Youth Center and at St. Joseph in West St. Paul before retiring at St. Gregory the Great in North Branch. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had seven children. A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 21 at St. Joseph in West St. Paul and livestreamed on the parish website. Deacon Langlois donated his body to the University of Minnesota for research with eventual cremation. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.
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