Jack Paton, Former Head of Barwick Industries Dies

Acworth, GA, Feb. 20, 2009--Jack Paton, 70, of Acworth, GA, died Feb. 20, after a brief battle with lung cancer.

He was born July 17, 1938 in Worcester, Mass.  In 1956 he graduated from Milford High School in Milford, NH where he was a stellar three sport athlete.  He was a member of the Class of 1960 at Columbia University.  He served in the U.S. Army, being honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant in 1962.
 
Paton had a successful life-long career in the floor covering business, which began at Masters & Merrill in Everett, Mass and included stints as president of E.T. Barwick Industries, Eagle Carpet Mills, Lotus Carpet and, finally, as Founder and CEO of Paton Industries.  He was a consultant at the time of his death.  He was active in the Carpet Trade Golf Association..
 
Contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the A. J. “Jack” Paton Memorial Fund, and sent to The Floor Covering Industry Foundation, 2211 E. Howell Avenue, Anaheim, CA  92806.