Clayton was born December 16, 1948, and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. He served his country in the armed forces.

In 1980 Clayton was involved with a motorcycle club which met every Saturday night in a nightclub where he tended bar.

One Saturday night in July, there was an incident in the club. After the club closed, Clayton and others went out to look for the person that caused the incident. They could not find him and ended their search.

Later that night, Clayton was having trouble with his motorcycle and pulled to the side of the road. Ahead of him was a car with two people in it. He recognized the passenger but not the driver.

At one point the driver shot at Clayton, and Clayton shot back, defending his life. The driver was killed.

Clayton was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life. He was given an additional 2 years for carrying a gun.

Clayton wrote many appeals throughout his sentence, and his last one died with him.

As far as his health, he was basically healthy. He had pneumonia a few times as well as bronchitis.

July 1, 2005 the whole prison population was to stop smoking.

Clayton had some tobacco left and was not about to throw it away. He tapered down and had his last cigarette on December 16, 2005. Soon after his last cigarette, Clayton started having some health problems which he thought was cigarette withdrawal.

Despite being prescribed several different medications, he was still having health problems during the next few months. At one time the doctor prescribed the same medication that many other inmates had received for food poisoning (which was at many of the prisons), but that did not help either.

The major symptom Clayton had for at least 3 to 4 months was diarrhea. He would have several episodes a day and would soil his clothes and bedding many times.

He went to sick call numerous times.

Around May 27, 2006 he went to sick call once again, and several tests were ordered, including an abdominal x-ray, an endoscopy, and blood work. I believe a cat scan was also ordered.

I did not go to visit Clayton during this time because of his health. I wanted him to be in his housing unit to have better access to the toilet than he would have had in the visiting room and not have to be strip searched before using the toilet.

On June 21, 2006 the abdominal x-ray was performed and Clayton was immediately sent to the ER. That evening he was transferred to Doctor’s Hospital in Manteca.

Clayton had numerous tests there which included an EKG, a colonoscopy, a cat scan, and the endoscopy. They found out he had Cancer in his stomach, his colon, his abdominal wall, and his navel.

The doctors had hoped to send Clayton to the Hospice Unit in Vacaville, but he did not make it.

He died July 3, 2006 around 5:15 in the afternoon.

I, his wife was not notified until 7:30 by the CMO of Solano Prison.

Clayton’s family in Kansas City, Amarillo, Texas, Portland Oregon and I wanted to visit Clayton before he passed on, but we weren't given that opportunity.

After I found out Clayton was in the hospital, it took several phone calls to find out anything about his condition. After I asked about paperwork that he could sign to give me information about his health I was finally contacted by the CMO.

It seemed that I had to call the CMO to get any information, but there was no information given to me. It seemed that most of the time when I called, I would be told they were still waiting for test results.

It seems to me that after the second time Clayton went to sick call complaining about the diarrhea, they should have ordered some diagnostic tests at that time which would have shown the Cancer.

If they had done things earlier, his family and I would have been able to say good bye to him.

I think that the inmates should have the same basic Cancer screenings that the general public has.

In Clayton’s case this would have included yearly fecal occult blood tests and a flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy starting at age 50. His Cancer would have been caught early and he would most likely be alive to this day.

I feel that by the last few months of his life, Clayton was starting to die and no one knew it. On June 20, 2006, one of his friends suggested that he read the 23rd Psalm.

I feel Clayton was murdered by the CDCR and the State of California due to the lack of health care.

Clayton and I enjoyed the short time we spent together each time when I went to visit him. We had different tastes in soda. He drank Coca Cola and I drank Pepsi.

His Brother and Sister-in-law would visit him once a month until they moved to Texas. He had a few surprise visits from other members of his family, including a niece, a sister, and his son.

We really looked forward to our family visits and cherished each minute. He was able to eat foods he remembered from his childhood, such as peach cobbler and fried chicken.

We were not able to have children of our own, but after meeting his son and daughter at the memorial service on July 30, 2006, I have grown to love both of them as if they were my own. My stepson once told me in an e-mail: “You will always be my Step mom.”

Clayton was looking forward to being paroled. He wanted to purchase a motorcycle and taking me places on it.

I was so looking forward to being with Clayton when I met all his family in Kansas City, but I had to meet them alone. They welcomed me into their family with love.

I spent 12 days with tem on my vacation in June of 2007 and plan to vacation in Kansas City with them until I retire and move to Kansas City.

Our love will live eternally, and I'll be forever grateful for the wonderful family my beloved Clayton left me.

Clayton and Linnea at CSP-Solano
Summer of 2003 or 2004

This was taken a few weeks before he passed away
Mother's Day 2006

Linnea and Clayton's Wedding
December 31, 1990

Clayton, was happening back in the 70s

Still the 70s

I don't know how old he was in this photo

Clayton as a child, with some of his sisters and cousins

Close up of Clayton from the photo above

Clayton and his mother

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