Posted on 07/06/2015 10:18:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
he reclusive beekeeper who co-founded Burt's Bees, and whose face and wild beard appeared on labels for the natural cosmetics, died on Sunday. Burt Shavitz was 80.
A spokeswoman for Burt's Bees said in an emailed statement Shavtiz died of respiratory complications in Bangor, Maine, surrounded by family and friends.
Shavitz was a hippie making a living by selling honey when his life was altered by a chance encounter with a hitchhiking Roxanne Quimby. She was a single mother and a back-to-the-lander who impressed Shavitz with her ingenuity and self-sufficiency.
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I always thought Burt was his last name.
I thought it was the name of one of the bees.
The internet is buzzing with this story.
I’ve used some of BB’s products over the years. I especially like their shaving cream.
RIP.
Ow, that stings!
I saw the documentary on Netflix a few months ago. He lived quite a unique life.
Sounds like she got the mine and he got the shaft.
He sounded like he was quite content with his life.
“The internet is buzzing with this story.”
Bee careful there.
Sounds like she was the inventor and founder of the “company”. She grew the company from just selling honey to a multi million dollar enterprise.
I detected a little bit of rancor there in the way he described the unwinding of the company.
She probably deserved it, as you say.
RIP.
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