LOS ANGELES—Michele Goodman, a more than 10-year veteran of the pleasure products industry, died Saturday, Aug. 17, of cancer. A memorial service for Goodman is planned for Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Karen Raehpour of Big Teaze Toys issued an announcement about Goodman on several social networking sites this week.
“It's with a heavy heart that I share the following news,” she wrote. “One of our industry own, Michele Goodman, passed away last Saturday. Michele worked at Wet International/Trigg Labs for me and Michael Trigg from 2001-2006. It was an awesome team: Jesse Vasquez of Holiday Products, Carmen Mortazavi of California Fantasies, Ernie Johnson still COO there. She later worked at Eldorado Trading Company for Larry Garland. She was a gracious woman, tenacious sales lady, and a friend to many of us.”
A celebration of Goodman’s life will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 27, at the Onyx Lounge, 118 W. 5th St. in downtown Los Angeles, between Spring and Main streets.
For additional information, contact Michele's daughter Nikki at (310) 367-8068.
