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Auxiliary Police Officer

Howard Allison Layton

Connellsville City Police Department — Connellsville, PA

Cardiac

End of Watch October 28, 1955

Age 58

The Vigil Panel 91 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Auxiliary Police Officer Howard Layton suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after breaking up a fight at a high school football game at Coker Stadium, on South Arch Street.

He was transported to Connellsville State Hospital after collapsing following the incident.

Officer Layton was survived by his wife, son, daughter, two grandchildren, two brothers, and three sisters.

Survivors

Officer Layton was survived by his wife, son, daughter, two grandchildren, two brothers, and three sisters.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Auxiliary Police Officer Layton served with the Connellsville City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Connellsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Police Officer Layton.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Connellsville City Police Department

Location Connellsville, PA

Platform Identity cpd.fayette.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 28, 1955

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Auxiliary Police Officer Howard Allison Layton is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Connellsville City Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Connellsville City Police Department

of 3 officers

33.3% Cardiac

PA — Statewide

118

of 1,261 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Howard Allison Layton's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Howard Allison Layton Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Howard Allison Layton is highlighted in Oct.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

Incident Location

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