A plaque acknowledging this achievement is in the pavement surrounding the warmup track at the Homebush stadium where the Sydney 2000 Olympics were held.

During his few years in Darwin, Lay and wife Helen also welcomed two new additions to his family; sons Darren and Andrew.

After finishing at Adidas, he spent 9 years with the Victorian Olympic Council as the General Manager organising fundraising events for the team.

Lay was also elected to the Board of Athletics Victoria where he served a total of 9 years including 6 as Vice President.

Lay served as general manager of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame for 11 years, before retiring in December 2016.

In 2006 Lay was the Attaché for the small Island nation of St Helena, during the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, even carrying their flag during the closing ceremony.

[6] 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.