Burt's Bees Cofounder Burt Shavitz Died at Age 80

By Richard Feloni

Burt Shavitz, the man depicted in the logo of the Burt's Bees brand of personal care products, died in Bangor, Maine, on Sunday at the age of 80 from respiratory complications, USA Today reported.

He was surrounded by family and friends.

Born Ingram Berg Shavitz — "Burt," as he was called most of his life — was a city boy who struck out on his own in rural Maine in 1970 and built a multimillion-dollar business that was purchased by the Clorox Corporation in 2007.