During the course of an active life Mr. Speer has been in all fifty states and twenty-two foreign countries. He was an amateur boxer and has worked as a wood-cutter, hay farm worker, warehouseman, factory worker, waiter, bartender, bouncer, stevedore, bookkeeper, accountant, Public Library District financial analyst and in mid-management for Defense Industry Corporations. He was a professional soldier for twenty plus years with two combat tours in Vietnam. He is a graduate of El Paso Community College, Pikes Peak Community College and Regis University. He divides his time between Colorado Springs, Colorado and Tucson, Arizona.