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Offline Perry

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Burt Shavitz...RIP
« on: July 06, 2015, 07:15:10 am »
Sad to read this on the web this morning! :sad:
A life lived on his terms, not bad.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/burt-shavitz-reclusive-co-founder-of-burt-s-bees-dead-at-80-1.3139352
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Re: Burt Shavitz...RIP
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2015, 07:55:31 am »
From the article, it appears Burt was a naturalist, but for a man of his wealth, 37 acres seems like a small place.  It is also apparent that he was still an old hippie.   To say the least he was an "enigma."  God rest his soul, he was a unique character.
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Re: Burt Shavitz...RIP
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2015, 08:23:19 am »
A great man.  R.I.P.
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Re: Burt Shavitz...RIP
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2015, 10:57:48 am »
RIP Burt.  I have used his Lip Balm for years.
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Re: Burt Shavitz...RIP
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2015, 12:00:29 pm »
Sad to hear.  The world could use a lot more people like him.
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Re: Burt Shavitz...RIP
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2015, 02:00:56 pm »
Quote from: lazy shooter on July 06, 2015, 07:55:31 am
From the article, it appears Burt was a naturalist, but for a man of his wealth, 37 acres seems like a small place.  It is also apparent that he was still an old hippie.   To say the least he was an "enigma."  God rest his soul, he was a unique character.

There is a documentary, Burt's Buzz, you might find interesting.  It seems that he was lacking in business skills.  He had a partnership with his girlfriend, I don't think they married.  As I recall, he got caught fooling around and she insisted that he sign his share of the company over to her, which he did!  She turned right around, sold the company, and made a fortune.  As his face was the brand associated with the product, any money he had was made doing public appearances and such after the company sold.
I felt like he was content with what he had.  If he had more money, he wouldn't have known what to do with it.
He did a lot for the world of beekeeping.
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