Giving up has never been a phrase that existed in Spencer’s vocabulary. From the time he was a little boy, his parents instilled upon him and his siblings the importance of pushing through, even when things got hard. “I think our family has always been people who accept what we have, work with it, and don’t dwell on things that aren’t going as well as we’d like,” says Spencer’s mom, Sue. “That’s always been the way of this family: supporting each other.”
The spirit of determination helped Spencer grow as a high school skier and lacrosse player, and eventually become the captain for both teams.