Trinity Fruit Company is deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Levon Ganajian, its vice president of retail relations. He was a valued member of the team for the past 10 years.
Since joining the company in 2015, Ganajian helped drive relationships and sales with current retail partners and prospects across all commodities Trinity has to offer. He was extremely personable and loved talking to everyone. His network of industry friends is extensive, as he was a leader, a mentor, and an advocate for everyone he cared about in his 40+ years in the produce industry.
Levon Ganajian
"Our beautiful friendship evolved over 30 years," said David White, president of Trinity Fruit Company. "I cannot put into words what he means to me. I was honored to have the opportunity to work together on our side of the business, a career transition he loved and mastered seamlessly. He was a wonderful husband and a very proud father. He had an incredible work ethic, and he was and is an inspiration to me. I will never be able to master cooking on the Green Egg the way he did, and I pray now that he is in Heaven, he will use the time to get some new joke material, as his wife Stacie would so often ask of him. I can't wait to hear it."
Before joining the company, Ganajian spent over 25 years in retail with Safeway. There he had a 14-year stint as the senior produce buyer in Visalia, California before relocating to Arizona in 2002 to be a national commodity manager and eventually the manager of commodities in corporate for produce in Phoenix, where he called home. His passion for produce started early in life as his first job was bagging groceries at Ralph's Market in Los Angeles. He was an avid gardener with a genuine love of produce, family, friends, and life in general.
Ganajian leaves behind his wife, Stacie, and his son Armand and daughter Gia. He will be greatly missed by his Trinity family and the produce industry.
For more information:
Jeri Elsasser
Trinity Fruit Company
Tel: +1 (559) 538-3361
www.trinityfruit.com