Obituary for Robert Layton Jr.
Robert John Layton Jr., 51, of Lansing, passed peacefully on Monday May 24th, 2021 at Providence Medical Center due to health issues. He is lovingly survived by his mother Donna Layton, his daughters Ventura and Valyssa Layton, his grandchildren Maeve, Atticus, Kaiden, Aviana, and Orion, and a large extended family. He will be joining his wife Maria Layton, father Robert John Layton Sr., as well as other close extended family.
Bob grew up in the Leavenworth and Lansing area. He attended Lansing High School and graduated in 1988. He participated in a multitude of sports and gained a State Title in wrestling his graduating year. Although he had many offers from multiple colleges to join their football or wrestling teams, he chose to join the military and was stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas. Here he met the love of his life and his first daughter and returned to Lansing to begin family life. He continued his service to his country by working at the Leavenworth VA, and soon after welcomed his second daughter. He continued his love of sports and played on multiple softball teams with friends.
Later in life he carried the title of "Best Boss Ever" as a supervisor at CMOP. In his free time he enjoyed fishing, going out to Perry Lake on his boat "My Maria", spending time with friends, and enjoying Chiefs football, Royals baseball, and Nascar races. He was a loving man who took care of his family any way he could. He was well known by friends to lend a helping hand if anyone needed one. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
A celebration of his life will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Buffalo Bill Cody Park, 3003 Shrine Park Rd, Leavenworth. Arrangements in care of R.L. Leintz Funeral Home.
Bob grew up in the Leavenworth and Lansing area. He attended Lansing High School and graduated in 1988. He participated in a multitude of sports and gained a State Title in wrestling his graduating year. Although he had many offers from multiple colleges to join their football or wrestling teams, he chose to join the military and was stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas. Here he met the love of his life and his first daughter and returned to Lansing to begin family life. He continued his service to his country by working at the Leavenworth VA, and soon after welcomed his second daughter. He continued his love of sports and played on multiple softball teams with friends.
Later in life he carried the title of "Best Boss Ever" as a supervisor at CMOP. In his free time he enjoyed fishing, going out to Perry Lake on his boat "My Maria", spending time with friends, and enjoying Chiefs football, Royals baseball, and Nascar races. He was a loving man who took care of his family any way he could. He was well known by friends to lend a helping hand if anyone needed one. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
A celebration of his life will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Buffalo Bill Cody Park, 3003 Shrine Park Rd, Leavenworth. Arrangements in care of R.L. Leintz Funeral Home.