Day Honours for his for service to sports administration and the community, which he was particularly proud of. On retiring, Lay continued to immerse himself into the local community joining The Rotary Club of Berwick as well as St John of God Hospital Foundation. Lay died at his family home in Officer on 5 August 2022, after his long battle with pulmonary fibrosis, yet his sporting legacy and community spirit will forever live on in the thousands of hearts he touched. References External links 1944 births 2022 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Australian male sprinters Olympic athletes of Australia Members of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Recipients of the Centenary Medal Sportsmen from New South Wales 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people People from Glebe, New South Wales