Lasting Memories

Sada Chidambaram
Nov. 26, 1944-March 16, 2026
San Francisco, California

Sada Chidambaram, our beloved father, grandfather, brother, and uncle passed away on March 16th at the age of 81. The older of two siblings, Sada was born in Kerala, India in November towards the end of the British Raj. While predeceased by his wife, Marie-Angele, whom he missed dearly, Sada is survived by his daughter, Meena, his son-in-law, Tory, and their children, his son, Nicolas, his daughter-in-law, Jillian, and their child, his son, Philipe, his daughter-in-law, Cassie, and their child, his sister, Girija, his niece, Bhuva, her husband, Sarin, and their children, and his niece, Meena, her husband, Sridhar, and their children.

Sada was a born adventurer, growing up in Kerala and New Delhi, and attending university in Chennai. Venturing beyond India, Sada pursued his Master’s degree in Textile Engineering at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan, a sojourn which launched an unexpected landing in Fort Worth, Texas, where he began his career in tech and then moved on to the Bay Area, California. An avid traveler, sports enthusiast (tennis and equestrian), and gourmand, Sada traveled the world, immersing himself in local cultures, trying (and often mastering) new cuisines, and making lasting friendships along the way. Fulfilling lifelong dreams, Sada enjoyed his retirement by attending each of the tennis Grand Slams and volunteering for 3 Summer Olympics games in a row - Rio2016, Tokyo2020, and Paris2024.

Sada believed strongly in sports as a unifier and an equalizer and giving others a hand up. For years, he was actively involved in USTA Norcal, TiE, and was a founding board member of the Bangalore-San Francisco Sister Cities Initiative. A people person from the start, Sada was a natural matchmaker of sorts. He thrived on meeting and talking to people from all over the world and somehow always connected each of them to who they needed most in the moment. An excellent conversationalist and mentor and a loving father and grandfather, we’ll deeply miss his warmth and infectious excitement about “trying something new.”

Loved ones will be celebrating Sada’s life and his next adventure at a later date.