Raymond Eugene Speer Jr.

Speer, Raymond Eugene, Jr.
Age 57

Passed away on December 4, 2012 at the Nebraska Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Ray was born November 22, 1955 in Quincy, IL, and moved to Nebraska at a young age. He was one of the state's top debaters, graduating at the top of his class from Papillion High School in 1973. A history major, Ray graduated near the top of his class from Creighton University in 1977. He graduated with high honors from Creighton Law School, with a Juris Doctrate degree in 1980. He was a proud member of the Nebraska Bar Association, having served on committees with them throughout his career. Ray served 2 stints as a deputy county prosecutor, first in Dakota County, and then later in Douglas County. He also worked in corporate law with Berkshire Hathaway in their Home States Insurance division. He spent the majority of his career in private practice in Omaha. He was preceded in death by his father Raymond Speer, Sr.; his step-father Morris Goy; and a step-brother William Goy. Ray is survived by his mother Nancy Goy, Omaha; brother and sister-in-law, Mark and Pam Speer, niece Katie Speer and nephew Kyle Speer, all of Manhattan, KS; step-sister and her husband, Charis and Jesse Cox; and step-sister-in-law Marcia Goy, St. Joseph, MO. Also surviving are several first cousins, and step-nieces and nephews. Ray was a humble man with a big heart. He loved his family and friends, and was very generous. Ray was a large powerful man in stature, but a quite sensitive man when it came to the feelings of others. He took funerals and bad news of his loved ones very hard.
With that in mind, his final request was to go without a Memorial. For those who knew him best, this was pure Ray.