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EXHIBIT 99.6
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes Robert R. Harlin and Kenneth G. Jackson, and
each of them, as attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to sign on his, her or its behalf and to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission any Schedule 13E-3, Schedule 13D and Forms 3,
4, or 5, and any and all amendments thereto, of the undersigned relating to the
undersigned's stockholdings in Shaw Industries, Inc., the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 19, 2000 by
and among SII Acquisition Corp., Shaw Industries, Inc., and Berkshire Hathaway
Inc., and any related agreements, granting to such attorney-in-fact and agent
full power and authority to perform any other act on behalf of the undersigned
required to be done in the premises.
Date: December 5, 2000
LEGACY STRATA, INC.
By: /s/ J.C. SHAW
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Name: J.C. Shaw
Title: Manager
SAUL FAMILY HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ JULIAN D. SAUL
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Name: Julian D. Saul
Title: Manager
MCCAMY CAPITAL, LLC
By: /s/ R. JULIAN McCAMY
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Name: R. Julian McCamy
Title: Manager
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