Jan Preston Layfield
June 18, 1958 - Feb. 11, 2019

Jan Preston Layfield, 60, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, passed away in his sleep after suffering a heart attack on Feb. 11, 2019.

He was born in Scranton on June 18, 1958, to Shirley Henderson and Joseph Layfield, and grew up in Escondido, California.

In 1978, he joined the U.S. Army where he worked as an MP for 12 years. During his service he lived in Germany, Belgium, Panama, Upstate New York and Louisiana.

Shortly after his departure from the military, he attended the police academy at College of the Redwoods and moved to Kelseyville, California, where he began his career with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

After seven years, he continued on to becoming a District Attorney’s Office investigator for Solano County, where he retired in 2005.

Preston is survived by his mother, Shirley; daughter, Katherine (Jimmy); sons, Jon (Izzie) and Preston; grandchildren, Hunter and Everett; sisters, Carrie (Phil) and Coppelia (David); brothers, Will (Debbie) and Kenny (Mary); ex-wife, Ursula Layfield; numerous nieces and nephews; and his dear cousin, Sharon. He was preceded in death by his father, Joe.

Preston had a great sense of humor, a passion for building and customizing guns, and a dream of one day living in Spain. He will be deeply missed.

“No winter without a spring
And beyond the dark horizon
Our hearts will once more sing …
For those who leave us for a while
Have only gone away
Out of a restless, care worn world
Into a brighter day.”