John Layson

john layson

he died may 9, 2023. almost 2 years ago.

 LIFE: food, shelter, clothing, hobbies, activities

he asked me for home cooked food when he was in the nursing home
he called me many times. he asked for cell phone, earphones, headphones, speakers, laxative, clothes, change (quarters) money to use in vending machine and food. he asked me to program his roku tv in his room which i did. i didn't know how but learned it following instructions on the television.

 one food request was big mommas cinnamon rolls. i got him the rolls he enjoyed and said next time put icing on the side so i did. i brought him many packages of sweets like cookies cupcakes donuts pastries i got from the food pantry every week. he said sarah thank you for bringing me all of the sweet snacks but if i eat too many of them it might kill me.

his house crammed full. hoarder.

when i visited him in summer of 2015 2016 our mutual friend paul anderson
was there ..paul was talking telling his funny stories .. i was enjoying listening and
laughing at his tales. john went into his house and dragged out several items to show me. i was not impressed. i said john paul is here to visit us and we are talking and listening why would you bring out a bunch of stuff to show us? we were all sitting outside in the backyard on lawn chairs in the summer heat in the unkempt yard, bugs flying around pestering us the entire time. we sat outside as there was no room to sit inside the house.

transportation methods: i was like a taxi cab chauffeur
then jacque giles his childhood friend then last roommate was running him
around in her lexus car given to her by her family, to buy things at thrift stores, garage estate sales,
flea markets, auctions and auction houses all over the cities
of raytown, kansas city, independence, olathe, overland park,
lenexa in missouri and kansas

he had 3 large storage units crammed full which i ignored
and did not pay so they were sold at auction

john ended up using the city bus to get around. bus flyers were piled up in the living room

was not mechanically inclined so did not couldn't work on car
lost the vehicle

subscribed to many emails
movies theaters
politics news newsletters
sex sites porn

had a few friends
friends paul anderson, me, jacque

i saw john in december 2020. he said maybe i will clean this house up and then i might have some friends. i took him to savers thrift in kansas off 95th street in december 2020. in 2021 he called me asking if i could get his crutches in the basement of his house. he said he bruised his foot and was having trouble walking.

subscriptions and emails from

best buy
micro center
utilities
buying on craigslist
electronics stereos pictures posters headphones
music subscriptions napster amazon prime
he thinks has to hear new music all the time and be watching videos on the tv and internet

more stuff he can't have enough stuff
wore headphones and earphones at all times


dr phil subscription
ebay buyer only never sold or a seller
epoch times, the conversation
harpers magazine
magazine subscriptions
real simple, better homes and gardens
amazon prime
napster
sterophile sub
new york times
the pitch
the press rundown
readers digest
shawnee mission post
the washington post
wired
nextdoor.com
youtube
the press rundown
naomi walker at epi action