John Meyer

Obituary of John Stephen Meyer

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John Stephen Meyer, 50, passed away on Saturday, May 13th 2017, in Tampa, Florida at an approximate time of  10:54 am.
 
John leaves behind, his wife of Sandra Louisa Mix Meyer of 28.5 years, (32.5 years altogether), and 4 children:  John Heinrich Meyer, 22, CEO and Founder of Fresco News; Ashley Kristen Meyer 19, NYU Junior- Psychology;  Victoria Johanna Meyer, 18, Paul D. Schreiber HS/NYU Tisch Film and TV, Fall 2017; and Henry Werner Eugene, 13, Weber JHS/Paul D. Schreiber HS in Fall 2017.
 
John was born June 3rd, 1966, in Whitestone, NY; lived in Bayside, until he was married. He was the only son of late John Joseph and Lucille (Congdon) Meyer, and the youngest of five children.  
 
John has four older sisters, Katherine Siegler, Patricia Freshley, Joanne Harrison, and Maureen Adams. His in-laws are respectively: Thomas Siegler, Dan Freshley, Ian Harrison, and Arthur Adams. 
 
John Stephen attended Bronx HS of Science, and Center for the Media Arts, as well as classes at NYU.  He was considered one of America’s top Director’s of Photography.  He and his wife formed their company JSM Production Services, Inc. in 1993, with the help of his beloved mother and father for the purchase their very first professional cameras, Sony Betacams.  
 
 
MeyerMix Productions was formed in 2008. John developed relationships with Fox News, “A Current Affair”; Inside Edition; CBS 48 Hours; Dateline NBC; and an array of other TV stations and their affiliates. John worked with many celebrities and clients, Steve Dunleavy, Maureen O’Boyle, Fox’s COO Sharri Berg, Criss Angel, David Tutera and Robin Veiders, as well as MTV, CNN, Travel Channel, VH1, Animal Planet, TLC, A&E, Lifeime, CBS, ABC, NBC, FYI, TruTV, Nat Geo, Lifetime, Discovery, History Channel, Discovery, Miramax Films, Food Network, and others.
 
 Programs include: Filthy Rich Guide, 4 Houses, Hotel Showdown, Swab Stories, Restoration Wild, Tiny House Hunting, Tiny House Nation, Undercover Boss, 20/20, Baby Story, Hardcore Pawn, Criss Angel Mindfreak; Party Planner with David Tutera, 4 Weddings, Inside Edition, A Current Affair. Covered the WTC Disaster, Boston Marathon Bombings, TWA Flight 800. 
 
 
In lieu of flowers, If you'd like to make a donation to the Meyer Family Scholarship Fund to keep John’s dreams of educating his children alive, you can donate here:
 
https://www.gofundme.com/meyerchildren