Date de Décès: 2005-12-05
Date de Parution: 2005-12-07
Source: The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton, NB
SHAW, ROBERT WILLIAM Passed away in Dartmouth on Monday, December 5, 2005. Born in Halifax on April 8, 1946 he was the son of the late George Stuart (Ted) and Marie Cecilia (Duggan) Shaw. Bob is survived by his wife and best friend of 37 years Gretchen Victoria (Allen); son Robert and his wife Shari and granddaughter Caelan of Truro; daughter Alison (Shaw) Bell and husband Douglas and grandchildren Tanya, Catherine and Douglas (Toronto) and daughter Tanya Shaw and her fiancé Richard (Ottawa); brother John Shaw (Edmonton) and sister Barbara Murray (Halifax); Audrey and Fred Allen and extended family. Bob was educated in Fredericton and Halifax and received his Bachelor of Commerce degree (Honours) from Saint Mary's University in 1968. He received his Chartered Accountant designation in 1970 and became a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1995. Bob was employed by Peat Marwick & Mitchell before joining Clayton Developments Limited as Controller in 1971. He held progressively senior positions with Clayton Developments, serving as General Manager, CAO and President. In 1997, Bob was appointed President of The Shaw Group Limited, a director of Shaw & Shaw Limited, and President of Shaw Wood Industries Limited. At the time of his death he was Vice-Chairman and director of The Shaw Group and its subsidiaries. As a volunteer, Bob was active in and committed to a large number of charitable, community and industry organizations. Most recently he served as a director of the Halifax Foundation, The Greater Halifax Partnership and the Pier 21 Foundation, and was a member of the Saint Mary's Business Development Centre Board. His past volunteer leadership positions include chair of the Nova Scotia Economic Development Corporation, vice-chair of the City of Halifax's Economic Development Task Force and vice-chair of the Halifax County Industrial Commission. He had served as president of both the Canadian Home Builders' Association and the Nova Scotia Home Builders' Association. He also chaired the Metro United Way Corporate Campaign and served for several years as vice-chair of the Board of Dartmouth General Hospital, a governor of Saint Mary's University, chair of the Nova Scotia Advisory Board on Colleges and Universities, and chair of the Nova Scotia Hospital Foundation. Bob was very proud of his children and took great joy in his four grandchildren. As a friend and mentor to many he will be fondly remembered for his wonderful sense of humor and love of life. Special thanks to the staff of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston) and the Dartmouth General Hospital for the wonderful care provided to Bob. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Atlantic Funeral Home, 771 Main Street in Dartmouth where visitation will be held 2-4pm and 7-9pm Thursday. Funeral Mass to be held 10am Friday at Pope John XXIII Church, 35 Colby Drive in Dartmouth (Cole Harbour). Reception to follow at the Atlantic Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations in Bob's name to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia. [Daily Gleaner]