Burt Shavitz, co-founder of Burt's Bees dies- was a bad arse

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In recent years, Shavitz lived in a cluttered house with no running water

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He 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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The company continued to expand, but Shavitz moved back to Maine. He has said he was forced after having an affair with an employee. In 2007, Clorox purchased Burt's Bees for $925 million.

Shavitz received an undisclosed settlement

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