Mar. 12, 1925 – Jan. 7, 2016 George O. Layman of Pensacola, FL passed away on January 7, 2016. A native of Mobile, AL, Mr. Layman was born on March 12, 1925. He attended Murphy High School and the University of Alabama. During World War II, Mr. Layman served in the 8th Air Force as a topographic engineer and participated in the advance planning for D-Day. He joined Southern Company as a construction engineer in 1949 and retired in 1992 from Gulf Power Company, Southern Company’s Florida subsidiary, as Assistant to the Vice President for Power Generation and Transmission. During his tenure with Gulf Power Company, Mr. Layman held key leadership positions in Power Generation and Environmental Affairs. He was instrumental in the construction of three Florida power plants and supervised the entire construction project of Gulf Power’s corporate headquarters in Pensacola. Mr. Layman established Gulf Power’s Environmental Affairs Department and worked with other Florida utility representatives to form the Florida Electric Power Coordinating Group, Inc., an umbrella organization dealing with environmental issues affecting the electric utility industry. Mr. Layman also represented Gulf Power Company on various Southern Company committees dealing with federal environmental policies affecting customers in six southeastern states. He conducted or participated in 22 research projects for Gulf Power. Along with three plaques from Florida Electric Power for Outstanding Service, Mr. Layman received an award from Electric Power Research Institute in 1988 for his contribution to the electric utility industry and for advancing new technology. Mr. Layman was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Dorothy Smith Layman and his brother, Owen N. Layman, Sr. (Evelyn). He is survived by nephew, Owen N. Layman, Jr. (Deborah); niece, Anita Kimberlei Layman Wood (Randy); three grandnephews and a grandniece. A Memorial service will be held on Friday, January 15, 2016 at 2:00pm at Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel, 2276 Airport Blvd., Pensacola with visitation at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc., 371 E. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY 11787 or a charity of your choice . HARPER-MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL in Pensacola, FL is in charge of arrangements.
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