Henry Leroy Means, Jr.

henry means, jr.
Henry "Roy" Leroy Means Jr., 61, of Comal County, passed away on December 25th, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas. Henry Means was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Henry Leroy Means and Teresa D. Means. Henry Means is preceded in death by father Henry Leroy Means, mother Teresa D. Means and sister-in-law Lora Means. Henry Means is survived by daughters Erikka Rashelle Means and Lensie Dee Means, granddaughters Shayla Carolyn Elaine Sharp and Emma Rayne Smith, siblings Sharon Ann Means Newman (Jim) , Deborah Lynn Means, Mark William Means (Paula), Kenneth Scott Means, Gary Dean Means (Gina), Darren Kirk Means (Kelly) and numerous Nieces and Nephews. If you asked 100 people who Henry was, you would get 100 different answers: Henry was the eldest son (“June Bug”) to a loving mother, “Hollywood” to his East High School (KC, MO) classmates, a dependable brother, the coolest uncle, a loyal friend, an Osceola deer camper, a jokester, a learner continuously in awe of science and space, a mechanic, a builder, an advisor, a fixer, a lover of history, a hero, a grandpa who belly laughed at the simplest actions of his granddaughters and the absolute best father his two daughters could ever ask for. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Henry's memory to: Missouri Dept. of Conservation PO Box 180 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0180.

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  1. Henry, we were no strangers to the rain! Rest In Peace brother! I guess its time to Cowboy up. Your brother Kenny!

  2. “I’m glad you got to see me.” That was always what you told me when we were saying goodbye after each visit. Thank you for being one of the very best uncles, for all of the advice and hugs, for loving my Jessa & Easton so much and for always jumping in to save me whenever I needed help. I love you, uncle Henry. I will miss you forever. I’ll forever be grateful that I was lucky enough to have you in my life. I’m glad I got to see you xxoo

  3. I have a lot of memories growing up with Henry and his family on the east side. Allen’s dairy, house on hardesty, pickup trucks, floating rivers, East high school. Blue valley park. Never a dull moment when Henry was around. Cherished his friendship then, will cherish the memories forever. Rest In Peace my friend.

  4. I had the honor of working with Henry. He was a good man and always had a smile on his face. You’ll be missed Henry.

  5. I’ve been here at Lowe’s for 6 years and that’s how long I’ve known Henry. He was always so helpful and always full of life’s stories. I’m gonna miss running into him in the aisles and hearing him say, “Hi everybody” even if it was just me saying hi.

  6. Memory from a friend in Missouir from 1979. We called him Roy at the time although there were a few other names thrown in on occasion. I know he was closer to my brothers than me but we all went out into the woods many times together. I will give a little explanation for these photos. The 4 photos are from one of my photo albums. I am pretty sure they are from late 1979 and summer 1980. The first is a picture from one of our really long backpacking hikes. We started the hike on a cold November morning in 1979. We had looked at some maps to find the oldest outcropping of rocks we could find and it was some pre-Cambrian pink granite on top of a hill somewhere east of highway 21, bushwhacking toward the Taum Sauk trail. We walked a total of about 30 miles over several days. We passed Taum Salk mountain, the watchtower, through the Devils Toll Gate, Minnie Sauk Falls, both the Upper and Lower Taum Sauk Reservoirs (including wading across an unmarked roaring creek that was actually a leak from the upper reservoir, bushwhacked across some forest land with no trails to come onto Johnson Shut Ins from the back side on the other side of the creek away from the tourist access points. The first picture is labeled, “Mark and Roy pass through Devils Toll Gate” and is self explanatory!. The second picture is a float trip the next summer. I am not sure what river, but I think it is the Gasconade or the Big Piney. The picture shows Roy, our cousin Don Palmer and I think the blond guy is Mark Sallee. We had 3 or 4 canoes and I know my brother Mark and I were there but not sure who else. The second two photos are of that Tom Sauk hike. The first photo is one of my all time favorites. On the left, my cousin Don with the long hair and short staff is an engineer and scientist, so he is the Wizard, I am standing in the middle with a Warrior like stance and a knife sharpening a spear in case of a bear and Henry is on the right, full loaded with pack and camping gear just like a Tinker from the middle ages! We were approaching the Minnie Sauk Falls that morning. The second picture is the morning after a really cold night, we were in the middle of the forest, no trails nearby. We had bushwhacked across the hills until 10 PM the night before and before we made camp we looked back across the valley and there were no lights and no sign of human habitation as far as we could see. Henry is on the left, with Don sitting down and Mark and his big ole Stetson Hat is on the right. I took the picture. We will all miss him but have some great memories. Wayne Eads

  7. I have so many fond memories of Henry throughout our high school years in KC — riding in his ’55 Chevy, football games, rock concerts, and our attempts at making front-page drive-in news. With his ready smile and easy manner, Henry made friends without effort. I once asked him his secret to picking up girls, and his reply was simple: “Make ’em laugh”. Keep smiling Henry, and keep making ’em laugh. I can still hear your familiar laugh in my head, but I’m saddened that others will miss it. Rest in peace, friend.

  8. Truly one of the greatest men I know – a kind soul… I’ll alway look up to you and miss you brother!!

  9. To my friend Henry Means, Henry was larger than life am I am honored to have known him almost 50 years. We were classmates, teammates, co-workers, campers and original Pro-Am participants. My story will chronicle our final meeting. Henry was looking forward to the annual Deer Camp @ Camp Clark in Osceola Mo. We would always exchange calls in October and Henry would receive updated info on the weather in Missouri and the deer outlook I would read from the Missouri Conservationist. We would make our plan to meet. He pranked me this year by saying he had a change in heart and would Vote Democratic with me this year. He said I finally convinced him since I was the only liberal he liked. Lol. He said I would still owe him military pushups as our bet was Trump serving 1 term. He said he might go easy on me if Biden won. He wasn’t done. He heard that I wouldn’t attend due to Covid-19. So he called to ask if I would meet for lunch instead. I readily agreed and he told he would call as he left Shreveport La. for Osceola. Well on schedule he called and said he was 15 minutes away, but he wouldn’t be stopping! He then asked me to meet at Deer Camp and help get his camping teepee setup before sunset. He knew I wouldn’t refuse him. Boy am I glad he did. He talked me into staying by promising me to cook breakfast. We had a wonderful weekend that I now remember forever. I now know that fate plays a role in our lives. His last word to me was Sure when I asked him to please recover. I now know we just had a long goodbye.

    • He told me about prancing you with the Biden vote. That’s so funny. He was proud of himself. Glad he got to see you at deer camp. I know he looked forward to that and was bummed when he thought you wouldn’t be attending. You were a solid friend to him, Tim. Thank you for this story.

  10. Henry was so handsome in high school he could have ignored a lot of us, but he was a kind and friendly soul. I wish I had known him in his later years; he sounds like a great father and friend.

  11. Henry was an incredible person who I considered a mentor and friend. I was shocked and brought to tears when I heard about his passing. I just wish that I had gotten to tell him how much his guidance, advice, and kindness meant to me. To his family I want to say that your grief is shared and his memory will live on in myself and the many others who shared in the laughs and the friendship of a man I feel truly thankful and fortunate to have known.

  12. Well that’s unreal Sorry to Henry’s family All of you all are my friends I miss the good old days Call your mom would come up to the school And get me out of trouble The 2 most beautiful girls Sharon means and Debbie means

  13. We Love You, and hope this tree will honor Henry’s memory. Ann, Kim, Gina, Jessie, Lyndsey, Patti and Allie.

  14. Since Henry passed, memories of our good times together have often reminded me of the sweet gift of life. He may be gone but will not be forgotten.


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