Background
West, Layton Paul was born on March 18, 1950 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Son of Layton Paul Junior and Jane Natalie (Crenshaw) W.
West, Layton Paul was born on March 18, 1950 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Son of Layton Paul Junior and Jane Natalie (Crenshaw) W.
AS in General Studies, Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia, 1975. Associate of Applied Science in Mortuary Science, Southern Illinois University, 1982. Student, MacMurray College.
Funeral director, embalmer, Fred I. Cline Company, Beardstown, Illinois, 1980-1984;
funeral director, embalmer, paramedic, Wilson Funeral Home, Odin, Illinois, 1984-1985;
owner, West Professional Services, Beardstown, since 1985. Computer consultant American Telephone & Telegraph Company, since 1987, International Business Machines Corporation, since 1987, Northwestern Bell, since 1988. Ambulance attendant City of Beardstown, since 1988.
Paramedic Beardstown Ambulance Svc.
Active economic development committee City of Beardstown, since 1987. Member Cass County Rural Partners Action Network. Served as sergeant United States Marine Corps, 1968-1975, Vietnam.
Member Information Industry Association (member hours, rates and education committee since 1987), Indiana Computer Consultant Association, Vietnam Veterans American Lodges: Kiwanis (vice president Beardstown club 1982-1983), Lions (secretary, treasurer Odin club 1984-1985), Masons (junior deacon 1987-1988).
Married Ann Shelhorse, January 2, 1970 (divorced August 1976). Married Cathlyn Verne Schroll, December 6, 1980. Children: Christopher Paul, Milissa Annual.