Alan William Layton, 91, husband, father, builder, and Church servant, passed away quietly on November 8, 2009 after a short illness.
He was born to George Christopher Layton and Annie Louisa Secrist Layton on December 29, 1917 in Oakley, Idaho.
Raised in Kaysville, he graduated from Davis High School in 1936. He attended the University of Utah from 1937-1941, studying Civil Engineering. He was also a member of Beta Theta Pi.
In May 1941, he was commissioned an officer in the United States Army. Following basic training, he was chosen to instruct field artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, thereafter assigned as Battery Commander, 770th Field Artillery Battalion in Europe, landing on Utah Beach. After fighting their way across France, he led his unit through the chaos of the Battle of Bulge. He was seriously injured in February 1945, just inside Germany.
He married Mona Snelgrove on September 9, 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple and they are the parents of ten children: Judith Kay Richins (Ross), Margaret Cardall (Duane), Alan Snelgrove Layton (Leslie), Marilyn Hendrickson (Art), Joanne (deceased), Janet Hilton (Matthew), Mona Davis (Kelly), Mark Snelgrove Layton (Leesa), Marianne Marlor (Brad), David Snelgrove Layton (Julie). In addition are Howard Dee (Toni) and Maritza McKee (Michael), fifty-eight grandchildren, and eighty-three great-grandchildren.
He was proud to announce his blood type was "B+", an attitude that carried him to achieve much in his life.
He started Layton Construction Company in the winter of 1953 with two employees. By virtue of his confidence and creative leadership, the company built numerous commercial, educational, and religious structures including the Jordan River Temple which was the crowning experience of his career.
His community service included the Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America, and the Associated General Contractors. He was pleased to serve on the University of Utah-College of Engineering National Advisory Board. The University also recognized him with their Distinguished Alumnus Award, later a Lifetime Achievement Award from the College of Engineering and three years later, in 1999, the University awarded him an honorary Masters of Civil Engineering degree.
He and his beloved companion served three missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Director of the Oakland Temple Visitors Center, an Inner City Mission in the Liberty Eighth Ward, and at Historic Temple Square. As a member of the high council of both the Wilford and Valley View Stakes, he was responsible for the operation of the welfare farm which he loved. For decades, he grew a large vegetable garden at his home, finding great joy sharing the harvest each season.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his eight siblings, a daughter and two grandsons, Jonathan Dee and Brian Cardall.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Valley View Stake Center, 2245 East 3900 South. A viewing for friends and family will be held on Friday, November 13, 2009 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Stake Center and from 9:00 until 10:30 a.m. prior to the services.
Published in the Deseret News from November 12 to November 14, 2009.
He was born to George Christopher Layton and Annie Louisa Secrist Layton on December 29, 1917 in Oakley, Idaho.
Raised in Kaysville, he graduated from Davis High School in 1936. He attended the University of Utah from 1937-1941, studying Civil Engineering. He was also a member of Beta Theta Pi.
In May 1941, he was commissioned an officer in the United States Army. Following basic training, he was chosen to instruct field artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, thereafter assigned as Battery Commander, 770th Field Artillery Battalion in Europe, landing on Utah Beach. After fighting their way across France, he led his unit through the chaos of the Battle of Bulge. He was seriously injured in February 1945, just inside Germany.
He married Mona Snelgrove on September 9, 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple and they are the parents of ten children: Judith Kay Richins (Ross), Margaret Cardall (Duane), Alan Snelgrove Layton (Leslie), Marilyn Hendrickson (Art), Joanne (deceased), Janet Hilton (Matthew), Mona Davis (Kelly), Mark Snelgrove Layton (Leesa), Marianne Marlor (Brad), David Snelgrove Layton (Julie). In addition are Howard Dee (Toni) and Maritza McKee (Michael), fifty-eight grandchildren, and eighty-three great-grandchildren.
He was proud to announce his blood type was "B+", an attitude that carried him to achieve much in his life.
He started Layton Construction Company in the winter of 1953 with two employees. By virtue of his confidence and creative leadership, the company built numerous commercial, educational, and religious structures including the Jordan River Temple which was the crowning experience of his career.
His community service included the Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America, and the Associated General Contractors. He was pleased to serve on the University of Utah-College of Engineering National Advisory Board. The University also recognized him with their Distinguished Alumnus Award, later a Lifetime Achievement Award from the College of Engineering and three years later, in 1999, the University awarded him an honorary Masters of Civil Engineering degree.
He and his beloved companion served three missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Director of the Oakland Temple Visitors Center, an Inner City Mission in the Liberty Eighth Ward, and at Historic Temple Square. As a member of the high council of both the Wilford and Valley View Stakes, he was responsible for the operation of the welfare farm which he loved. For decades, he grew a large vegetable garden at his home, finding great joy sharing the harvest each season.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his eight siblings, a daughter and two grandsons, Jonathan Dee and Brian Cardall.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Valley View Stake Center, 2245 East 3900 South. A viewing for friends and family will be held on Friday, November 13, 2009 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Stake Center and from 9:00 until 10:30 a.m. prior to the services.
Published in the Deseret News from November 12 to November 14, 2009.
Alan William Layton, 91, husband, father, builder, and Church servant, passed away quietly on November 8, 2009 after a short illness.
He was born to George Christopher Layton and Annie Louisa Secrist Layton on December 29, 1917 in Oakley, Idaho.
Raised in Kaysville, he graduated from Davis High School in 1936. He attended the University of Utah from 1937-1941, studying Civil Engineering. He was also a member of Beta Theta Pi.
In May 1941, he was commissioned an officer in the United States Army. Following basic training, he was chosen to instruct field artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, thereafter assigned as Battery Commander, 770th Field Artillery Battalion in Europe, landing on Utah Beach. After fighting their way across France, he led his unit through the chaos of the Battle of Bulge. He was seriously injured in February 1945, just inside Germany.
He married Mona Snelgrove on September 9, 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple and they are the parents of ten children: Judith Kay Richins (Ross), Margaret Cardall (Duane), Alan Snelgrove Layton (Leslie), Marilyn Hendrickson (Art), Joanne (deceased), Janet Hilton (Matthew), Mona Davis (Kelly), Mark Snelgrove Layton (Leesa), Marianne Marlor (Brad), David Snelgrove Layton (Julie). In addition are Howard Dee (Toni) and Maritza McKee (Michael), fifty-eight grandchildren, and eighty-three great-grandchildren.
He was proud to announce his blood type was "B+", an attitude that carried him to achieve much in his life.
He started Layton Construction Company in the winter of 1953 with two employees. By virtue of his confidence and creative leadership, the company built numerous commercial, educational, and religious structures including the Jordan River Temple which was the crowning experience of his career.
His community service included the Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America, and the Associated General Contractors. He was pleased to serve on the University of Utah-College of Engineering National Advisory Board. The University also recognized him with their Distinguished Alumnus Award, later a Lifetime Achievement Award from the College of Engineering and three years later, in 1999, the University awarded him an honorary Masters of Civil Engineering degree.
He and his beloved companion served three missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Director of the Oakland Temple Visitors Center, an Inner City Mission in the Liberty Eighth Ward, and at Historic Temple Square. As a member of the high council of both the Wilford and Valley View Stakes, he was responsible for the operation of the welfare farm which he loved. For decades, he grew a large vegetable garden at his home, finding great joy sharing the harvest each season.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his eight siblings, a daughter and two grandsons, Jonathan Dee and Brian Cardall.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Valley View Stake Center, 2245 East 3900 South. A viewing for friends and family will be held on Friday, November 13, 2009 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Stake Center and from 9:00 until 10:30 a.m. prior to the services.
Published in the Deseret News from November 12 to November 14, 2009.
He was born to George Christopher Layton and Annie Louisa Secrist Layton on December 29, 1917 in Oakley, Idaho.
Raised in Kaysville, he graduated from Davis High School in 1936. He attended the University of Utah from 1937-1941, studying Civil Engineering. He was also a member of Beta Theta Pi.
In May 1941, he was commissioned an officer in the United States Army. Following basic training, he was chosen to instruct field artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, thereafter assigned as Battery Commander, 770th Field Artillery Battalion in Europe, landing on Utah Beach. After fighting their way across France, he led his unit through the chaos of the Battle of Bulge. He was seriously injured in February 1945, just inside Germany.
He married Mona Snelgrove on September 9, 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple and they are the parents of ten children: Judith Kay Richins (Ross), Margaret Cardall (Duane), Alan Snelgrove Layton (Leslie), Marilyn Hendrickson (Art), Joanne (deceased), Janet Hilton (Matthew), Mona Davis (Kelly), Mark Snelgrove Layton (Leesa), Marianne Marlor (Brad), David Snelgrove Layton (Julie). In addition are Howard Dee (Toni) and Maritza McKee (Michael), fifty-eight grandchildren, and eighty-three great-grandchildren.
He was proud to announce his blood type was "B+", an attitude that carried him to achieve much in his life.
He started Layton Construction Company in the winter of 1953 with two employees. By virtue of his confidence and creative leadership, the company built numerous commercial, educational, and religious structures including the Jordan River Temple which was the crowning experience of his career.
His community service included the Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America, and the Associated General Contractors. He was pleased to serve on the University of Utah-College of Engineering National Advisory Board. The University also recognized him with their Distinguished Alumnus Award, later a Lifetime Achievement Award from the College of Engineering and three years later, in 1999, the University awarded him an honorary Masters of Civil Engineering degree.
He and his beloved companion served three missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Director of the Oakland Temple Visitors Center, an Inner City Mission in the Liberty Eighth Ward, and at Historic Temple Square. As a member of the high council of both the Wilford and Valley View Stakes, he was responsible for the operation of the welfare farm which he loved. For decades, he grew a large vegetable garden at his home, finding great joy sharing the harvest each season.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his eight siblings, a daughter and two grandsons, Jonathan Dee and Brian Cardall.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Valley View Stake Center, 2245 East 3900 South. A viewing for friends and family will be held on Friday, November 13, 2009 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Stake Center and from 9:00 until 10:30 a.m. prior to the services.
Published in the Deseret News from November 12 to November 14, 2009.
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