William Jeff Means

William J. “Jeff” Means, of Weirton, WV passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021, in the Emergency Room of Weirton Medical Center. He was 63. On July 5, 1957, William Jeffrey Means was born, in Weirton, WV, to William G. and Bertha “Bertie” Jenkins Means. Jeff graduated in 1975 from Brooke High School and in 1977 was hired at Weirton Steel, where he worked for 40 plus years retiring as a solution tender on the number 7 and 9 tandem mills. He was married to Charlene Johnson for 18 years and they were blessed with one son, Cris. When Cris was young, Jeff enjoyed watching him play baseball. Jeff was a low key simple man who lived life his way. He worked hard and played hard. He was always helping others giving his shirt off his back. He had a love for music and one of his favorites that he lived his life to was a song from Frank Sinatra “My Way” Most of all Jeff will be remembered for his charismatic, super friendly personality who never met a stranger and was never afraid of a hard day’s work. Jeff was preceded in death by his father in 2002 and his mother in 2013. He will be remembered with love by his son, Cris (Elizabeth) Means; his granddaughter, Callie Means; his girlfriend, who was his angel on earth, Dianna Rasicci; his brothers, Gary (Valerie) Means, and Tom (Deb) Means; his half brother, Randy Townsend; half-sister, Linda (Rich) Alberti; uncle Roger (Janet) Means; aunt, Carolyn Robinson; former wife and Cris’s mother, Charlene Johnson Means; the former mother in law, Darlene Johnson, Dianna’s children, Dante, Anthony, and Justina Rasicci and Camille Irvin; and Dianna’s six grandchildren. Private family visitation and services will be held Saturday January 16th, 2021 at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home 3219 Main Street Weirton, WV Share tributes and memories at www.grecohertnick.com