Janet Layshock:
CLASS OF 1957
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Howland High SchoolClass of 1957
Warren, OH
Youngstown College of BusinessClass of 1962
Youngstown, OH
Howland High SchoolClass of 1959
Warren, OH
Howland High SchoolClass of 1959
Warren, OH
Warren G. Harding High SchoolClass of 1957
Warren, OH
Janet's Story
Life
Following high school, I attended Youngstown State for three years majoring in Business Administration. I married Ray Layshock in 1960 and we had a son Paul later that year. Daughter Jean and Son Tom followed within the next five years while we moved first to Kent then Springfield, Ohio and then to Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Ray worked for International Harvestor (now Navistar) and I worked for General Electric. We owned an 80 acre farm from 1969-82 where our three children got all the benefits of the farm experience. Chores, Chores, Chores. They have become responsible adults because of their training there we are convinced. The last time I saw some of you was at the 50th class reunion. That was a really good time! We moved to Cary, Illinois in 1982 when Ray was transfered here by IH as a purchasing manager. I had to give up my job at GE after 16 years there working in the quality department. We bought a landscaping business in 1983 when Ray decided to quit IH after 18 years. I worked at Elecpac, a manufacturer of hermetic glass seals for military applications as a quality manager for 10 years and helped a little in the landscape business which...Expand for more
eventually became a lawn sprinkler business. In 1995 the family convinced me to come to work full time in our business. I am now the president and Ray is a director and consultant. Our three children all work in the business so we get to see each other on a daily basis. It's a lot of work but we enjoy seeing our business grow to one of the top irrigation companies in the Chicagoland area. Naturescape Design was #20 in the country based on sales in 2001. We have seven grandchildren ranging in age from 7 to 24. Our oldest grandson Brae is graduated from DePaul University in 2012 with a BFA in Stage Management. He currently lives in New York and works on Broadway. He'll be at the New London Theater in New Hampshire this summer as a stage manager. His brother Cale is lead singer and bass guitar player in a local band named August Hotel. The recession has hit our business hard and we are struggling to keep it going. Our nest egg is gone but we are still in business even though it's a weekly struggle to meet payroll and keep everything going. We should be retired but want to get back on solid ground so we can leave this business to our children to run.
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![Mini me has become maxi me. Evynn is a really hard worker and a great team leader! Ray and I are proud to call her our grand daughter!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cmpb/medium/c/5/f/a/100167561052_1544854424858.jpg)
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Shane, Evynn, Brae, Cale and Ray, Jan, Grayson, Liliana, and Autumn in front.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cmpb/medium/9/5/1/2/100156186969_1481777507950.jpg)
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