Albert Floyd Layton
October 5, 2022
CHARLOTTE – Albert Floyd Layton, 92, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. He was born on January 12,1930 in Dearborn, MI to Eleanor Viola (Hoefler) and Lewis Kenedy Layton.
Education was very important to Albert. After he graduated from Fordson High School, he went on to pursue multiple higher education degrees, which included a Bachelor of Science from Wayne State University, a Masters of Art Degree from the University of Michigan, and an Executive Program in Business Administration from Columbia University.
Albert’s professional career began as a guidance counselor and special education teacher at Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn, MI. He left teaching to pursue a career in business. Among his positions were Senior Vice President and Corporate Director of Airwick Industries, Executive Vice President of Ciba Geigy (Novartis), Senior Vice President of Carl Subler Trucking Co., President and CEO of Airkem/Airwick Professional Products of Ohio. His career led to relocations to Yorktown Heights, NY, Cary, IL, Hillsdale, NJ, Florence, KY, and Upper Arlington, OH before retiring in Catawba Island, OH.
Albert loved spending time with his family and dear friends whom he loved unconditionally. He was an expert boatsman and fisherman and enjoyed taking his friends and family on day and overnight excursions. Albert could fix or make anything, especially since he had systems for everything. He was proud to be an American and always had the American flag flying outside his home. His interests were reading, cooking, skiing, University of Michigan sports and all Big 10 games, NASCAR, and Lake Erie Sunsets!!!
Albert was honest, loving, accepting, kind, a mentor and advisor to all who knew him. He guided and taught his family through love and example. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him, but especially his loving family.
Albert was a proud, devoted and loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He is survived by his children, Diane Robinson and her husband, Wayne, Drew Layton, Brad Layton and his wife, Melanie, Todd Layton and his wife, Thuy, and Wade Layton and his wife, Marie. Also surviving are his grandchildren, Keith and his wife, Elizabeth, Kevin and his wife, Stephanie, Melissa, Meghan and her husband, Steven, Devon, Dana, Ken and his wife, Rachel, Scott and his wife, Hillary, Alicia and her husband, Chad, Christina and her husband, Kolton, Emma and her husband, Nick, and Mia; great-grandchildren, Christopher, Hannah, Noah, Madison, Alexandra, Madeline, Brooks, Jack, Reed, Genepy, and Beulah. He was predeceased in death by his beloved wife and high school sweetheart Naomi (Johnson) Layton, whom he married on December 19, 1950; his parents, his brother, Kenedy, his sister, June, his great- grandson, Colin J. Robinson, and dear friend, Rosemary Lyden.
The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Brookdale Carriage Club Providence for their kind and respectful care to “Big Al” and “Papa”.
A Celebration of Albert’s Life will be held at 3:30 PM on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1000 East Morehead Street in Charlotte, NC. His inurnment will take place in November in Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, NJ.
Memorials may be offered in memory of Albert to Guiding Eyes For the Blind, 611 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 or Catawba Island Volunteer Fire and EMS, 4730 E. Cemetery Road, Port Clinton, OH 43452.
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Dear Diane and Family,
Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with all of you. I know how much your Dad/Grandfather meant to all of you and how much all of your meant to him. Memory Eternal... -
We never had the honor of meeting Mr. Layton, but we were incredibly blessed by the example carried on in his daughter Diane Robinson. The caring, unconditional love, and mentoring she exemplified as our school nurse (and her incredible care of our eldest child), our whole family before and after our medical challenges, and the friend she is makes it so clear what an amazing home base she had in her Dad. I heard so much about him as she loved to talk about her visits. I hope to be the kind of parent Mr. Layton was. Our condolences and prayers are sent for all in his family.
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We were saddened to learn of Al’s passing. Al was a big part of my family’s lives as he was married to my sister Elaine for many good years. Unfortunately their divorce was acrimonious and our contact with Al and his family was severed. He graciously came to Elaine’s wake in 2002 and it was nice seeing him once again. He would occasionally reach out to my mom who passed away in 2017 at 101 years of age. Unfortunately after that, I spoke to him maybe once and we then lost touch. I mention all this because it demonstrates what an incredible human Al was. My sincere condolences to his entire family. May he rest in peace. Fondly, Jackie and Dennis Lynch and family.
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I am so so sorry to hear the news of his passing. Al raised me from the time I was 4 years old, he was married to my mom Elaine. He was the best dad, as his amazing 5 kids can tell you. I was so lucky to have him in my life for so many years. I haven't spoken to him in 3 years but we did keep in touch and he always wanted to know how my life was... If I was happy! He was the most wonderful, caring and supportive man I had the pleasure of loving! My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, He will be missed a great deal!! Love always, Cindi
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Visiting with my Uncle Al was always a special occasion because he always made me feel special. A day or two after I was born he filmed my parents driving my twin sister Pam and I home from the hospital in October 1954. He filmed a lot of family events and made CD's of his family movies for me. I have fond memories of visiting the Laytons in N.J. when I was 11. Al drove me all over NYC and showed me the sites. He took me to Gettysburg and we toured the Civil War battlegrounds. These are just a couple of examples of the special things he did with me, of which there were many. He was the quintessential family man and always made time to spend with his family. He took in my widowed, senile grandmother and cared for her until she passed. In later years, we would talk about University of Michigan football. I still tell the story of him flying a Michigan flag on the flagpole at his house in Ohio. We talked about golf and a little politics. I was always warmly received and felt he truly cared about how I was doing. He was great man, a leader, and he raised a family of leaders. I will miss him ,of course, and I am grateful for all he has done for me. I'm fighting off tears just writing this. Kathy, Kyle, & I extend our condolences to my cousins and their families. May he rest in peace. Love, Paul
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Our sympathies to Al's family. We adored him as a customer and friend.
Mary and Staff of Mary's Blossom Shoppe
Port Clinton, OH
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