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EXHIBIT 99.5
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.
Dated October 27, 2000
/s/ ROBERT E. SHAW
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Robert E. Shaw
ROBERT E. SHAW, L.P.
By: /s/ ROBERT E. SHAW
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Name: Robert E. Shaw
Title: General Partner
/s/ ANNA SUE SHAW
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Anna Sue Shaw
/s/ ROBERT E. SHAW, JR.
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Robert E. Shaw, Jr.
/s/ SUSAN S. YOUNG
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Susan S. Young
/s/ THOMAS TRIPP SHAW
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Thomas Tripp Shaw
/s/ LEWIS CLAYTON SHAW
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Lewis Clayton Shaw
/s/ JULIAN D. SAUL
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Julian D. Saul
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JULIAN D. SAUL FAMILY TRUST
By: /s/ JULIAN D. SAUL
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Name: Julian D. Saul
Title: Trustee
/s/ ANITA SAUL
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Anita Saul
ANITA SAUL FAMILY TRUST
By: /s/ ANITA SAUL
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Name: Anita Saul
Title: Trustee
/s/ NORRIS LITTLE
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Norris Little
LITTLE FAMILY LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By: /s/ NORRIS LITTLE
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Name: W. Norris Little
Title: General Partner
/s/ WILLIAM C. LUSK
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William C. Lusk
/s/ VANCE D. BELL
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Vance D. Bell
/s/ GERALD EMBRY
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Gerald Embry
/s/ SPRIGHT D. HOLLAND
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Spright D. Holland
/s/ KENNETH G. JACKSON
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Kenneth G. Jackson
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/s/ JEFFREY TODD MEADOWS
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Jeffrey Todd Meadows
/s/ PERCY D. MERRITT
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Percy D. Merritt
/s/ HENRY H. LONG
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Henry H. Long
/s/ JULIUS C. SHAW, JR.
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Julius C. Shaw, Jr.
/s/ J. C. SHAW
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J. C. Shaw
SHAW FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ J. C. SHAW
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Name: J. C. Shaw
Title: Manager
/s/ LINDA SAUL SCHEJOLA
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Linda Saul Schejola
LINDA SAUL SCHEJOLA FAMILY
TRUST
By: /s/ LINDA SAUL SCHEJOLA
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Name: Linda Saul Schejola
Title: Trustee
/s/ R. JULIAN MCCAMY
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R. Julian McCamy
/s/ ELEANOR SHAW MCCAMY
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Eleanor Shaw McCamy
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