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 Chapel of Belmont California and Hunt & Son Funeral Home of Crawfordsville Indiana