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Paul Needham Obituary
May 18, 1965 - July 14, 2015
Resident of Redwood City
Paul David Needham, 50, of Redwood City, California, died unexpectedly at his home on July 14, 2015.
Paul was born May 18, 1965, at Crawfordsville, Indiana, to Raymond Earl and Glenda Joan (Milligan) Needham.
He is survived by his brothers, Mark (Brenda) Needham of New Ross, Indiana, Jeff Needham of Kingsport, Tennessee, sister Rae Anne (Moses) Miller of Crawfordsville, Indiana, nieces Heather (Rob) Kelley of Shelbyville, Indiana, Lauren (Andy Godwin) Needham of Wingate, Indiana, Brooke (Jeff) Wagoner of Hillsboro, Indiana and nephews Eric (Amanda) of Crawfordsville, and Derek Harvey of New Ross, Indiana, along with seven great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, baby sister Sue Ellen, and niece, Allison Miller.
Paul was Senior Director of Product Management for Database Security at Oracle Corporation where he was responsible for the development of Oracle Database security features and solutions. Prior to joining Oracle, he was responsible for various government projects at BDM International, a multinational information technology company. He also served at the National Security Agency, studying database security. Paul graduated from North Montgomery High School in 1984 and Purdue University in 1988 with a bachelor's of science degree in computer science.
Paul was passionate in life and an avid world traveler. He loved music, especially Mozart. Memorial contributions may be made to the San Francisco Midsummer Mozart Festival, www.midsummermozart.org.
A private family service is planned followed by interment at Oak Hill Cemetery in Crawfordsville.
The family is being assisted by Crippen & Flynn Carlmont Chapel of Belmont, California and Hunt & Son Funeral Home of Crawfordsville, Indiana. Condolences can be expressed online at www.crippenflynn.com or www.huntandson.com.
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Robert StGenis
January 14, 2016
This is horribly tragic. I am so late in responding, but I was just looking up Paul to ask to get together again after many years on my next trip to San Francisco in February.
Paul and I knew each other originally in Baltimore in the early 90's. I was interviewed for one of his security clearances. I stayed at his place in SF many times.
At the end of the day, I am at a loss. I wanted to introduce him to my husband who is also in recovery.
December 3, 2015
I met Paul a number of times and was impressed by his knowledge and kind attitude. He will be missed.
Paul M. Wright
michael mcsweeney
July 30, 2015
This is shocking news. Paul will be missed.
I worked with Paul for years at Oracle. He helped me with a company named Ellucian where, due to Paul's expertise, the company began using our security products and is now very successful thanks to Paul's efforts. Paul spoke at a conference we sponsored in 2014 where he addressed 400 high level higher education executives. His session was extremely well received and voted the best presentation of the conference. Paul was always busy but always had time to talk and try to fix problems. I will miss him professionally and personally. My thoughts go out to his family, friends and loved ones.
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