Posted by Sam McCurdy
Following his resignation from the Club earlier this month due to ill health, the Board approved an invitation to Bob Lay AM to become an Honorary member. I am pleased to announce that Bob has accepted the invitation and will be registered in ClubRunner and with Rotary International as an Honorary member.
The Rotary Club Rules state that Honorary Membership may be awarded to:
“Persons who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals and also those persons considered friends of Rotary for their support of Rotary’s cause.”
Bob was introduced to the club by the late PP Mick Morland OAM, and has been an active member of the club for over ten years. He has been a Director on the Board on several occasions and has been active in organising the Charity Golf Day, the Charity Business Dinner, Sponsorships, District conferences and many other events.
Bob was a sprinter and represented Australia in Track & Field in the 1962 Empire & Commonwealth Games and the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. Interestingly, he still holds the Australian 100 yards record of 9.2 seconds that he set at the Sydney Sports Ground on March 10, 1965.
He joins the other Honorary members of the Club who are Andy Merrill, PP Garry Cooper, David Collyer and Rob Wingrave.
We look forward to Bob's continued connection with the Club through his Honorary membership.