Richmond, Terri

June 24, 1921 - January 26, 2010

Died this week at 88 from complications of congestive heart failure 
following 8 1/2 decades of near-perfect health.

An innovator, entrepreneur and world-class eccentric, Terri was a 
pioneer in the creation and manufacture of fragrant lovemaking gels 
and potions at a time when women rarely ventured outside the 
realms of teaching, nursing and food service. She was also a Big 
Band songstress, a matchmaker, a nutritionist, a loving and generous 
mother, and a loyal friend.

Terri didn't suffer fools gladly, or Scorpios, and felt fortunate that her 
children were neither or she might have been tempted to disown 
them. 

She is survived by sons Len and Ray Richmond and daughter Romi 
Gordon; granddaughter Gabi Richmond; grandsons Spencer and Clay 
Gordon and Joshua and Dylan Richmond; son-in-law Joel Gordon; 
sister Bernice Fisher; brother-in-law Harold Fisher; and of course, the 
esteemed Chicky and Kitty-Kat.

A memorial service celebrating Terri's fascinating and colorful life 
will be held on Friday, Jan. 29, 1 p.m., at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, 
5950 Forest Lawn Drive, L.A. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in 
Terri's name to the Humane Society of the United States.

Published in Los Angeles Times on January 29, 2010