St. Louisan Gene Toombs, who sold MiTek to Berkshire Hathaway, dies at 79

St. Louis Business Journal

Sep 30, 2020

Famously, Toombs sold MiTek for majority owner Rexam to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in 2001 by sending - unsolicited - a carefully wrapped package containing one of MiTek's metal conne…