Alumni Spotlight...Jay Worley

This week's Alumni spotlight is Jay Worley. Jay was a camper from 1986-1989 and 1992-1993. Jay was also on staff from 1994-1997.

CDR Alumni: What brought you to Camp Deer Run as a camper or staff member? How did you find out about camp?
Jay: I found out about CDR from Sam, Ty, and Cole Ford's parents, Tim and Linda Ford, who were also staff back in the 70's.

CDR Alumni: Share a favorite memory from your time at CDR.
Jay: MANY great memories. My favorite session ever, though, was probably 2nd Session 1994. Camp was struggling in those days, so we only had about 40 campers. So for that session, we were all Nashamies. It was great having all of the campers and staff together in one group.

CDR Alumni: How did your time at CDR impact your life?
Jay: Certainly I learned a lot and made many wonderful friends and memories, but hopefully the biggest impact was on the kids I had the opportunity to work with. I was fortunate enough to baptize several kids at camp. That's the truest testament to what CDR is all about and why it's such a special place.


CDR Alumni: Tell us everything you would like people to know about your life since camp. What do you do for a living, are you married, do you have kids, etc.
Jay: I've been a lawyer for 6 years this week. I'm currently an Assistant District Attorney in Dallas County. I've been married for 5 years and have a 2 year old daughter.

CDR Alumni: Please tell us more about your family, names, ages, anything you would like to share.
Jay: My beautiful wife Sarah is the most wonderful woman and mother in the world. My daughter Ava is the cutest, sweetest little girl in the world.

Thanks so much Jay for sharing with us some of your memories of Camp and giving us an update about your life now. I was lucky enough to have Jay as a counselor a couple of times. Some of my favorite memories come from the times that I was in Jay's cabin and some of the outrageous things that we did. One night in particular really stands out to me. It involved taking every single item out of Women's 6 without the girls knowing, and putting everything in the old bathhouse. We then moved the bunks into Hoche Grove. Fun times!!

Thank you to those of you who have filled out a spotlight survey. I am trying to spotlight people who have sent in pictures first, mainly because I think it makes the posts much more fun and interesting. If you have filled out a survey but haven't sent me any pictures, you can send them to cdralumni@gmail.com . They can be pictures of your time at Camp, current pictures, or both. If you would like to fill out an Alumni Spotlight you can do so here. Thanks for the support and continue to spread the word about this new place for Deer Runners to spend some time.

Hail Dear Ol' Deer Run,

Sparky