The Family Support Council Board of Directors and staff express our heartfelt thanks to our Northwest Georgia community. As you know we were very excited at the prospect of honoring Mr. Bob Shaw, the 2021 “Toast of the Town” honoree, at the 31st annual dinner at The Farm this month.
Unfortunately, due to the spike in COVID-19 cases, the decision was made to cancel the in-person event. Instead, Shaw received his “Toast of the Town” award in a private ceremony that included 2019 honoree Bob Chandler and Family Support Council fundraising chair Karen Townsend.
“The Family Support Council deeply appreciates the very generous donations that have been made in Mr. Shaw’s honor to support our efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect,” said Holly Rice, Family Support Council executive director. “This community is filled with incredibly benevolent people who have shown that even when they are personally disappointed, their focus is on the protection of children.”
Robert Evans Shaw was born in Cartersville on Aug. 18, 1931, to Julius Clarence and Essie Evans Shaw. He and his family moved to Dalton where he attended Dalton High School and played varsity football and basketball. Healthy competition was always in his genetic makeup. After graduation he attended the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He began his career in the flooring industry as a teenager driving a truck for his father at Star Dye Co. In 1958, following his father’s death, he retooled the company into Star Finishing with his brother Bud.
Shaw was co-founder and chief executive officer of Shaw Industries Inc. for 48 years. Shaw retired from Shaw Industries, a Berkshire Hathaway company, on Sept. 1, 2006. A few years later Shaw established a new company, Engineered Floors LLC, and the first manufacturing plant began production in 2009. Today, Engineered Floors operates 10 facilities and employs 4,830 associates.
Shaw is not one to discuss his philanthropic endeavors other than to say “We are very interested in Northwest Georgia and all things that are worthwhile.” Throughout the years , Shaw has given graciously to local organizations and his commitment to excellence is seen throughout our community, but perhaps his most exceptional endeavor is the Anna Shaw Children’s Institute, which honors his late wife Anna Sue Shaw. Above all, his greatest legacy is his deep love and commitment to our community where we live, work, raise our families and enjoy life.
Shaw was married to the late Anna Sue for 57 years and they have four adult children, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Shaw married Dottie Boring on Oct. 2, 2016, and they reside at The Farm, surrounded by their family. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw are active members of ChristChurch Presbyterian in Dalton.
“Many thanks to the people and companies who have demonstrated true public-spiritedness during these difficult times,” Rice said.
Special thanks to our corporate sponsors
• Wilmington Trust FSB
• Corinthian Textile Solutions
• Engineered Floors
• Hamilton Health Care System
• Miller & Martin Law
• BB&T now Truist
• Brown Foundation
• Kenneth E. Boring Charitable Foundation
• Bennie M. Laughter, LLC
• Material Handling, Inc.
• Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
• Textile Management Associates, Inc.
• Henderson, Hutcherson & McCullough PLLC
• John Kiker Company Inc.
• Laughter & Jones Financial Management LLC
• Myers Flooring Center
• Adcock Financial Group
• Advanced Insurance Strategies
• Bank OZK
• Box 1 Inc.
• Browne, Draper & Land Financial Concepts
• Coldwell Banker Kinard Realty
• Dalton Utilities/Optilink
• Dan Combs State Farm Insurance Agency
• Georgia Carpet Finishers
• Jolly Textiles — Dewey Reams
• Mayfield & Company CPA
• North Georgia Toyota
• Textile Rubber & Chemical Co.
• Norville Industries, Inc.
• Peds Care P.C.
• Belmont Chemical Co. Inc.
• Jarrett’s Business Machines
• Professional Pharmacy
Special thanks to our “Friends”:
Special Thanks To Our Friends
Dottie and Bob Shaw
Anna, Haddy and Zack Adamson
Alice Squillario
Joe and Will Young
Debra and Bryan Macon
Louise and Michael Foster
Susan and Bob Chandler
Dee Anne and The Honorable Robert Adams
Ann and John Bryant
Sabine and Piet Dossche
Billie and Norris Little
Anita and Julian Saul
Dr. Reginald Sherrill
Nancy and Ralph Boe
Octavio Perez
Diane & Don Adcock
Margaret Bandy
Judy Bird
Carrie and Joe Dobbs
Donna and Bryan Hair
Ann and Ace Hammack
Wendy and Peter Hanson
Dixie and Bob Kinard
Lou and Lowell Kirkman
Betty and Bill Wright
Nanette and Joe Yarbrough
Loretta and Ron Harris
Glenda and Brooks Rizer
Trisha and Jim Bethel
Bennieta and Bill Chappell
Charlotte and Peter Henry
Bett and Steve Laird
Barbara and Layfield Rous
Joan and Dale Bentley
Linda and Bill Blackman
Jody and Ken Jackson
Debby and Roger Peppers
Gayler and Ken Renz
Denise and Chip Sellers
Merilyn and Gary Wilson
Louise and Skip Ham
Rose and Eddie Brown
Judy and Bob Buchanan
Patricia and Stephen Kelehear
Ann and Bill Kuzniak
Arlene and Robert Varner
Amy and Chad Anderson
Patsy and Andy Bargeron
Cheryl and Tim Baucom
Susan and Jim Bisson
Ann and Bill Bowen
Kim and Eric Brown
Lee Ann and John Brown
Amelia and James Cleghorn
Allyson and James Coker
Debbie and Derek Davis
Drs. Jane and Wes Davis
Claudette and Dr. Conrad Easley
Ava and Gerald Embry
Stephen Farrow
Joan and Dan Frierson
Janine and Doug Garwood
Twilla and Rob Gouffon
Tatum and Clint Hackney
Sandra and David Jamison
Becky and Hilliard Jolly
Judy and Jim Jolly
Judy and Bucky McCamy
Ronnie McClurg
Camilla and Terry Moore
Sally and Dr. John Poehlman
Melva and Pete Purvis
Ginger and Mike Robinson
Karen and James Rogers
Peggy and Roger Rollins
Noel and The Honorable Coy Temples
Nancy and Jim Touhy
Brandy and Ben Tunnell
Lynnie Tunnell
Susan and Art Williams
Laura and Charles Allgood
Sheriff Scott Chitwood
Kim and Greg Epps
Sandee and Rick Hooper
Sara Houston
Renee and Bill Magee
Martha and Tom Minor
Rita Norville
Wendy and Julius Shaw
Betty Sponcler
Karen and Brad Townsend
Ann and Luis Viamonte
Catherine and Fred Avett
Ruth Lee Hair
Suzanne Harbin
Debra and Chuck Harris
Jamie Jones
Carol Lumpkin
Sarah and Charles Maret
Carole Rollins
Lester Strain
Betty (Mac) Thomas
Karen and Mike Babb
Sue and John Earl Boyd
Nancy Gregg
Patricia Quarles
Jim Shaheen