Stephen Finis Means
62, Passed on July 18th, 2020. Steve was born on September 26th 1957 in St Louis, Mo.
To parents Finis Means and Patricia J. Cherry. He was a talented writer, filmmaker, composer and screenplay writer. Steve won the President’s award at Grey Advertising while he was working as a Copywriter. Later he was Creative Director and Co-founder of British American Design 1999-2005, where he won an Echo and Diamond Echo awards. Steve and his wife met in California in 1992 and moved to New York in 1993. They were married in 1996 on the U.S.S. Frying Pan in Chelsea Piers, NYC. Steve was happiest when he was cooking for friends and family and entertaining them with great food and story telling. He derived most pleasure creating his famous St. Louis Dry Rub. These parties were legendary and friends still recall and talk about what a great a time they had. They were truly magical events. Steve is survived by his loving wife Alex Chong Pak of 24 years and his sister Cheryl J. Berry-Levison. He was loved and admired by those who knew him. He will be forever missed.
To check out some of Steve’s work go to the following 3 links on YouTube:
“ Steve Means lost techno 80’s” and “Egress” and “Louise Maloof at Ceres Gallery,”
Also check out this Facebook page Steve created called Chasm Project. To see various Film clips that Steve wrote and directed. Click on “About” to see the link to his Graphic Novel.
May he rest in peace and his memories be everlasting.
He was one of the most talented and truly inspiring people I had the pleasure of working with and for.
He will forever be in our hearts.
Truly a great talent and a soul who loved life to the fullest! He was a great, generous friend and will always be in my heart! Louise Maloof
Steve was a close friend during our teen years. He was one of the smartest guys I knew. He was better than me at most things — photography, chess, and table tennis — but he made me better. I got to reconnect with him about ten years ago in New York, but unfortunately, that was the last time we saw each other. I will always treasure my memories of our friendship.
I played the lead in the Chasm Project. Elliot Porter. I just heard this difficult news today. Steve was such a great guy. We spent countless hours talking shop and working on ideas. He was beyond creative and clever. Our last email was in June 2020. Hard to believe how much life has changed and these past few years have slipped by. Thank you for your friendship and inspiration Steve I really admired you and will never forget you my friend!
My sincerest condolences and best wishes to the family!