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Andrew Southern Obituary
Andrew was the devoted father of Matthew and Clare, and husband of 25 years to the love of his life, Julie. He was the son of the late Sir Richard and Lady Sheila Southern of Oxford, England. His brother Peter of Italy survives him.
Andrew graduated in History and Economics from Trinity College at Cambridge University and earned an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. Before moving to California in 1983, he lived in Bordeaux, Paris, and Rome where he met many of his lifelong friends. His early career included Yachting 2000, Ford Motor Company, Bendix and Amdahl. At the time of his death Andrew was CEO of SpiraLinks, a web-based application company, with offices in Silicon Valley, the UK and India, which he founded with his wife Julie in 1995.
Andrew was a passionate, intelligent and enthusiastic man who lived life to the fullest. Throughout his life Andrew was a student of history and fine wine and an active skier, sailor, oarsman and gardener. He was known as a humorous, generous friend and a compassionate family man - proud that his greatest accomplishments were his children. Although our hearts are heavy with the loss of Andrew, our lives have been so enriched by his example of a life well lived.
A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, June 21st at 3pm, Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, Los Gatos CA. Condolences are encouraged at http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/Andrew/homepage.aspx. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memoriam of Andrew to First & Third Trinity Boat Club at Trinity College, Cambridge University or to St. Luke's Church, Los Gatos.
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Sheena
June 11, 2025
Though 12 years have passed, Andrew's memory remains vivid in my mind. He was more than a colleague - a true friend who inspired and encouraged me in ways that still resonate today. His presence made a lasting impact on my life, and I'm grateful for the time I was able to spend with him.
Today, my thoughts are not only with Andrew, but also with his loving family, Julie, Clare, and Matthew, who were such an important part of his life.
Andrew, your spirit and kindness will always be remembered and cherished.
Sheena
June 19, 2024
No, I have most definitely not forgotten you, Andrew.
You will always be important to me and to many other people, I am sure.
Thinking of you and family.
Sheena
Sheena
June 25, 2023
I am very late this year Andrew in dropping you a line. Apologies, I am becoming a little slower than I used to be. Rest assured though that I do not only think of you the day of your anniversary! Oh no, not at all. You are most definitely often in my thoughts and I cherish very dearly all the memories. Ciao carissimo! Sheena
Roseline Awde
June 10, 2023
Dear Judy and family !
I will never forget Andrew and he will liv in my memory until I die. 10 years already !
I am happy he did not see the last few years ...
Much love
Roseline Awde
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Karin Campia
June 10, 2023
Ever strong, kind and resilient, Andrew was the epitome of a wonderful father and husband. He was so wise and loved and inspired many. I know his intrepid spirit lives on in his dear family and friends. With love, Karin
Sheena
June 12, 2022
Caro Andrew, it's now 9 years, but my memories of you never fade. I often recall all the wise words you shared with me and will always thank you for being an important part of my life. My thoughts today are also with Julie, Matthew and Clare.
Ciao carissimo, Sheena
Karin Campia
June 10, 2022
Thinking of the wonderful man Andrew was and how his spirit has lived on in all who loved him. Best wishes to his family who surely must cherish memories of Andrew everyday.
Karin Olsen Campia
June 10, 2021
Remembering a wonderful man, husband and father today. Sending love and heartfelt hugs to Julie, Clare and Matthew. Best wishes, Karin
Sheena Isobel Wilson
June 16, 2020
I'm a bit late this year in remembering your passing Caro Andrew, but I don't need a particular date to do so. I was finally able to revisit my home in Umbria last week, with all these Covid-19 restrictions, and remembered you looking at the old Pooh Bear drawings on my bedroom wall, particularly the one where Pooh, having noticed some bees buzzing around a tree, and bees obviously mean honey, acquires a balloon to help him float up to reach the honey. Pooh is saying in that drawing "the bees are becoming suspicious."
Thinking of you, Julie, Matthew and Clare.
Sheena
Sheena Isobel Wilson
June 11, 2019
Thinking of you Caro Andrew on this 6th anniversary. My thoughts are also with Julie, Matthew and Clare.
Sheena
John Cooke
February 24, 2014
Dear Julie,
I was so sorry to read in the Magdalen College School magazine of Andrew's death. We grew up on opposite sides of Mansfield Road Oxford and went to the Dragon School and Magdalen College School together. We then rather lost touch, although I used to see Peter when we were both working in Westminster (he at Westminster School and I nearby).
It would be good to be in touch with the Southerns again. I am only sorry that this sad event is the first occasion for doing so.
Your family is much in my thoughts and those of Tania my wife,
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Tony Heitzig
July 18, 2013
Julie,
Very saddened to hear of your husband's passing. You have my sympathy. Although I never met him, Andrew must have been a extraordinary person. Cherish all the wonderful memories you have. May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Roseline AWDE
July 15, 2013
On the 21st of June, I was so upset I probably did not sign my entry. I shall repeat what I already wrote: Andrew IS very special to both of us and he will always live in our hearts...
Simon and Roseline
Sheena Isobel Wilson
July 14, 2013
Dear Julie,
The sad news of Andrew passing away is very difficult to come to terms with. I keep on recalling your visit to my home in Umbria so many years ago now and I was hoping to see you all again there in the not too distant future. I had the honour of working with Andrew for quite a few years and he enriched my life tremendously. I am thinking of you and the children (that is how I recall them) and hope that one day our paths will cross again.
Ciao carissimo Andrew!
July 8, 2013
Julie,Matt,and Clare I am having trouble coming to terms with the passing of such a vibrant man.
Andrew is such an enormous loss as he truly was one of a kind.
A great host, conversationalist,gentleman and an incredibly proud Dad.
The Fish Family send you all our deepest condolences.
Fran Drummond
July 1, 2013
Shocked and saddened to hear of Andrew's death. My condolences to you Julie and your children.
I spent a lot of time in California for Amdahl and I will never forget the friendship and hospitality that you and Andrew showed me.
My thoughts are with you and your family.
Lorna Niemeyer-Hagen
June 27, 2013
Julie, Was saddened to read your husband's obituary in our local newspaper today. Thoughts, love, and prayers for you and your children.
(JCHS class of 1980)
Carol Reid
June 27, 2013
I remember Andrews passion for family, and life. He is one of the people I will remember all my life for those things. His smile and enthusiasm, at regattas, LGRC board meetings;and at your home, where we shared a lovely dinner and got to know more about your family. We are all so very sorry for your loss, our hearts go out to all of you. Carol, Paul and Kate Reid
June 21, 2013
I worked at Amdahl with Andrew in Paris from 1979 to 1983, He was always a perfect gentlemen, hard working, smart, dedicated and a true team player. To Julie and family: Please accept my sincere condolences on you great loss.
Phil Lemay, Ottawa, Canada
Karin and Ken Campia
June 21, 2013
Dear Julie, Clare and Matthew, We were so shocked and saddened when Tegan told us of Andrew's passing! You all have been in our thoughts and we send our heart felt prayers. I only met Andrew a few times but his easy going smile put me at ease and Ken and I immediately felt we had met a good friend. The love and devotion he had for his family showed brightly as he spoke proudly of you all. I know his passing is a tragic loss for you and all who knew and loved him. He was an exceptional person and how fortunate you are to have had such a great dad and husband. We are so very sorry and send our love, Karin and Ken
Nancy Neipp
June 21, 2013
Julie, Matthew and Clare - I never had the pleasure of meeting Andrew, but in reading the Guest book, it's clear that he was a very special person. May the memories of your cherished time together bring you comfort in the days ahead. You're in my thoughts and prayers.
Danh Nguyen
June 21, 2013
I have a chance to work with him as his worker. What I see is he is really a wise, generous gentleman (I rarely uses the word gentleman to people). I miss him alot. I never forget his loving smile when he sat next to me.
May his soul rest in peace and be under God's protection.
Gale Burt
June 21, 2013
Julie, Matthew and Clare,
I was very saddened to hear the news about Andrew. I enjoyed our times at the Los Gatos Rowing events, and I always enjoyed running into you and chatting on Sunday mornings at farmers market. Andrew always had a wonderful smile on his face, and it always made me feel like smiling. My heart goes out to all three of you.....
June 21, 2013
Andrew was a special friend to both of us. We loved him without any conditions, He shall always live in our hearts, but we are going to miss him terribly . Memories in Paris, Roma, London, New York ...will help.
Today we shall have a vrey special thought for Julie and the children.
Christian Ashby
June 19, 2013
Thank you Andrew for introducing me to the world of business; having worked at Spiralinks for 7 years I can truly say that his guidance and continuous support put me where I am today, and I remember him with gratitude. Every time we worked together I was astounded by his intellect and clear mindedness - we didn't always agree, but he always listened to arguments with an open mind and encouraged debate.
My sympathies go out to Julie, Matthew and Clare, and may Andrew's memory live on in all whose lives were touched by him.
Heather Henderson Thomas
June 19, 2013
Julie & family - although I never had the pleasure of meeting Andrew, the joy he brought to you was beyond evident. Julie - your eyes sparkle at the mention of him or of something you did together. That love and admiration for each other is something that inspired me in my own marriage. I'm so thankful you were able to enjoy a blessed life together. Celebrate Andrew's life and cherish those memories. Know that you are being lifted up in prayer for peace and comfort.
Janis
June 19, 2013
“...Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference in your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word it always was. Let it be spoken without effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was. There is absolute and unbroken continuity. What is this death but a negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is well.”
- Rosamunde Pilcher, September
Kelly Dixon
June 19, 2013
To my dear friend Julie, Matthew ana Clare,
My deepest sympathy for your loss. I only met Andrew once but heard many great stories from Julie during our book club get togethers.
Lots of love to you.
Kelly Dixon
Robin Ritter Downer
June 19, 2013
Julie, Matthew and Clare,
There are few word for me to say as I know your hearts are heavy with the passing of Andrew.
Julie...you once said to me...that Andrew brought to your life the quality of showing you how to live for the present...and he surely did....What an incredible life you have seen....and will always carry with you.
Matthew and Clare-a-Belle....a father who loved you dearly and gave to you a steady and sturdy foundation....that will always be with you.
Love to you all
Your Sister and Aunt Robin Ritter Downer
Karen Moultrup
June 19, 2013
So enjoyed our "Sunset Rows" at Lexington. Andrew's enthusiasm was so contagious! The LGRC rowers will sorely miss him. My warm hugs to the family - he truly was a great and may I say a very FUN man!
Resa Pearson
June 19, 2013
Dear Julie, Matthew and Clare,
Our hearts break with yours at the loss of Andrew. His friendship, hospitality and love of life were inspiring. Please know that we are here for you.
Resa and Tom Pearson
Fred Luddy
June 19, 2013
A definition of friend is a person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts; another is a person that one is attached to by affection or esteem. To me Andrew was all of the above and ever so much more. To me he was simultaneously a father figure, a friend, a brother, a business confidant, a therapist, a mentor, and most of all someone I treasured every moment I got to spend time with.
Andrew and I celebrate thirty-five years of friendship this year. As I look back on those three and a half decades, many of the most memorable, uplifting and seminal moments of my life I was lucky enough experience because of Andrew or with him.
Andrew, thank you for your many gifts of your valuable time; I will love and cherish you always.
Patty Macsisak
June 19, 2013
During a recent visit to Texas, Andrew had about 30 minutes before he had to leave for the airport, so we drove to the small town next to ours. There, we visited "The Iris Lady". Over the past two years, AHS had learned more about the history of the Cobley bulb farm, owned by his maternal grandparents. The irises were in full bloom, really at the peak. AHS was captivated and asked many questions. When he departed, he almost had tears in his eyes. He told The Iris Lady that he had not been in a garden like hers since he was a small boy, in his grandmother's garden. He didn't kiss her hand, but I think if he had been in Europe, he would have. He told her how much it meant to him to have seen her garden. A treasured memory of Andrew's love of family, love of beauty, and love of nature.
Kim Worsencroft
June 18, 2013
I worked with Andrew and Julie as parent volunteers at Hillbrook School, helping with upgrading the little school's technology so many years ago. Thanks to Andrew and Julie and their company, Hillbrook had the use of the Internet and its own website. Always a joy to work with, Andrew was very caring and giving. I liked his can-do attitude. Love to his beautiful family...
Dennis Cavender
June 18, 2013
My heartfelt condolences and prayers for Andrew's family. I enjoyed so much getting to know Andrew while at Amdahl.
June 17, 2013
"We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence." ~ Joseph Roux
Christian Ashby
June 17, 2013
Thank you Andrew for introducing me to the world of business; having worked at Spiralinks for 7 years I can truly say that his guidance and continuous support put me where I am today, and I remember him with gratitude. Every time we worked together I was astounded by his intellect and clear mindedness - we didn't always agree, but he always listened to arguments with an open mind and encouraged debate.
My sympathies go out to Julie, Matthew and Clare, and may Andrew's memory live on in all whose lives were touched by him.
Joanne (Culver) Taylor
June 17, 2013
Andrew was truly one of a kind. The true definition of A Gentleman and a Scholar. He touched many lives and will be remembered most fondly.
Kate Easton
June 17, 2013
Andrew was always gracious even while having spirited discussions. I will always remember our 'garden project' (it was one of my first landscape designs) I'm glad to have had the privilege of knowing him and Julie. Here's to a life well lived.
Debra Winters
June 16, 2013
Andrew will always be an admired man for his wisdom and accomplishments long after his ascent to greater existence. God bless you Andrew and thank you for sharing...
Ron Bucher
June 16, 2013
Andrew's fiercest debates never dampened his humanity and friendship. He was one of the most intellectually stimulating people I ever met - a great listener with a great sense of humor, and a perfect gentleman. Thank you Andrew for your open mind which opened the minds of those around you.
David Beamer
June 16, 2013
... Thoughts and prayers for the family of Andrew.
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Dennis & Cindy Meister
June 15, 2013
Our deepest sympathies. An amazing man, our lives are richer for the honor of having known him.
Darling Fischer Chapel of the Hills
June 15, 2013
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
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