Arthur Andreas

1930 - 2025

Arthur Andreas (Sheiky)
01/08/1930 - 03/25/2025
Arthur Andreas, born Aristomanis Avramopoulos in San Francisco, January 8, 1930 to first generation Greek-Americans, Dr. Christos and Catherine Avramopoulos, died peacefully on March 25, 2025.
He was a graduate of Lowell High School and University of San Francisco and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, though luckily he only got as far as Spokane, Washington. He attended USF Law School and passed the Bar in 1957, after which he and a friend took off to the youth hostels of Europe for a six-month adventure. He loved traveling and meeting fascinating people along the way, one of whom was Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela of Spain, who, a few years later, sent him an invitation to her wedding, a royal wedding in Switzerland to ex-King Simeon II of Bulgaria, which he happily accepted. As a young lawyer, he didn't have much of a wardrobe, he recalled with a smile, and had to be "outfitted" for a week of royal festivities. When he returned to San Francisco he began practicing law in earnest, under the tutelage of Gregory Stout, his first employer, and soon opened his own firm with George Walker (Walker & Andreas) an association that lasted nearly forty years. He was a longtime member of the Olympic Club, where he played many rounds of golf, and patron of the San Francisco Symphony, Opera and Ballet. He met his wife, Erika, at a performance of the S.F. Ballet at the old Alcazar Theater on O'Farrell St., in 1961, and they eloped in Reno in 1963. He was part owner of Feather River Park Resort (a place he loved), and president of its board of directors for many years, where he and his family spent a portion of each summer since 1971, and their fondest memories were made. His last and final visit was in 2021. The Mauna Kea, on the big island of Hawaii, was another favorite destination. His mornings always began with KDFC 90.3 on the FM dial, and when he retired and worked at the kitchen table, it played all day.
Arthur was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Athene Plastiras; and brothers, George and Drew Andrews. He is survived by his wife, Erika; his sons, Christopher and Alexander; his daughter, Livia; and son-in-law, Dr. John Selle; and the sunshine of his sunset years, granddaughter, Ryan Helena Selle, and grandson, Callum Hayes Selle.
While he will always be remembered for his incredible wit, intelligence and vitality, his gregarious nature and his forthrightness, it is his generous heart that will be most missed by his family and friends.
The family thanks his very special caregivers, Gio Magat, Jobi Huerta, Mele Tiuetti, Zomilo Dy, Armando Miranda Jr., and the wonderful staff at Silverado Memory Care Community in Belmont, CA.
A private service is planned.
If you wish, you may send a donation in his memory to: Alzheimer's Association, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, KDFC