News at Means

We asked each staff member to share their best 2021 news – here’s what they said:

Alex Means and his family took their first vacation together and visited Watercolor Florida for the Fourth of July. Alex and Katie’s newborn, Miles, started walking and talking, and their 3-year-old, Noah, learned to ride a bike and swim. David Cust and his fiancé, Tamara, completed the construction of their new home and moved in this spring. Unfortunately, with COVID-related delays, their new furniture did not arrive until late summer. This summer they were able to get away and visit one of the great American music cities: Nashville. They thoroughly enjoyed the honky-tonks and spending time with family members from other parts of the country. Throughout the year, Dawn Hatch and her husband enjoyed seeing new places while riding their side-by-side. From rough and muddy terrain to old railroad beds, the trails did not disappoint. As soon as the ATV trails opened, they were off to the northeast’s largest interconnected ATV trail system, Ride the Wilds in New Hampshire. Dawn and Rob ended the season in late October on a ride on the Downeast Sunrise Trail to Machias, Maine. When they weren’t on the trails, they were spending time with their family, including their two grandsons who turned 1 and 2. In addition to several off-roading adventures through the mountains of North Carolina and Georgia, Eric Baker and his family recently spent a week in one of their favorite beach spots, Isle of Palms, South Carolina. Eric’s daughter, Ellie, is enjoying her final year of elementary school and is finishing strong; she was recently accepted into Challenge classes and has earned A/B Honor Roll! Erin Barry and her family enjoyed a much-needed vacation at the Samoset Resort in July. They were fortunate enough to be able to share the vacation with her parents and her sister’s family. Vacationing with a 2 and 4-year-old can keep things interesting, but the trip was very refreshing and restorative. Although Jackson Cust did not have any major events happen in 2021 (other than his favorite NFL team winning the Super Bowl and favorite NHL team winning the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row), he did start an Instagram page for his pasta making hobby: @pastaboyjc. Patti and John Dudley continued to enjoy spending time on the lake with friends and family, especially their grandsons Nathan, Easton, Eli and Ethan, ages 2-10. Time certainly does fly!

Karen Nadeau sold her home of 19 years and is in the process of building a new home with completion planned for the Summer of 2022. Her son, Connor, graduated Hampden Academy in May and is pursuing a promising career and her daughter Nadia turns 10 this year! Kris Selleck’s daughters had some big birthdays this year – Sophie turned 21 and Erin turned 13. Erin is keeping Kris and John busy running around between her sports and trips to the barn to love on the horses and do chores.

Rachel and Paul Means are in the throes of designing and constructing their summer home on Sebec Lake, which they hope will be completed by the spring of 2022. After working remotely from home since early 2020, Susan Dietz returned to working in the office in May 2021. She was very happy to be back with her co-workers and greet clients face-toface! In addition, Susan took her first trip to Hawaii this summer. The trip was a celebration of moving forward after breast cancer treatments. What a beautiful place to celebrate! With high school sports in full swing, Wes Leighton and his wife Cindi have enjoyed cheering-on grandsons Max and Landon at Bangor High. It should be an exciting year for football and basketball! We were excited to welcome Wendy Porter to the team in May! This fall, Wendy and her husband, David, celebrated the wedding of their son Brian and daughter-in-law Brianna at a lovely outdoor ceremony, joined by family and friends. Zach Means and his wife, Bailey, enjoyed time at the lake this summer with their two kids, Evie and Wyatt. Evie spent most of her summer swimming while Wyatt was water skiing and frog chasing. Mazy, their 10-year-old golden retriever, also spent most of her days in the lake wading in the water and “fishing”. She has yet to catch anything.

We are already looking ahead to 2022, which we believe will be extra newsworthy for Means Wealth. We recently purchased a new building in Greenville, South Carolina at 325 Augusta St. Work to renovate the space has already started, and we hope to be able to move in within the next six to eight months. In addition, we are expecting to add a few new employees to the Means Wealth team early in the year. We look forward to what the New Year will bring and, most importantly, look forward to the continued opportunity to work with you, our clients and friends!