Sanford Burton Bothman

Sanford Burton Bothman, 94, of Santa Barbara, California, passed away on November 19, 2023 from cancer and Parkinson's disease. Sandy is survived by his loving wife, Annette, daughter Sharon, sons David and Danny, daughter-in-law Teresa, and grandchildren Aron and Sean. He was preceded in death by his sister Barbara (Bothman) Meyer.

He was born on July 22, 1929, in Los Angeles, California, to Jacob and Ethel Bothman. Sandy and Annette Friedman married in 1954. He served in the Air Force from 1954-56 at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana.

Sandy graduated from USC and from the UCLA School of Law. For many years he practiced law as part of the firm Bothman Angus and Talcott, and from the early 1980s as Corporate Counsel at the Friedman Bag Company.

Annette and Sandy were active at Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles, where he served as board president. In 2015 they moved to Maravilla, a senior community in Santa Barbara.

Sandy was deeply interested in understanding and connecting with others, and his family and friends remember his intelligence and care as they bid farewell to a man whose kindness touched countless lives.

The family encourages all of Sandy's friends to do something kind for another person. We feel that this is what he would have wanted. Donations can also be made to the Parkinson's Association of Santa Barbara.