GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Robert "Bob" W. Anderson, 74, founder and chairman emeritus of Anderson Hardwood Floors, has passed away after a brief illness.
Anderson joined his father L.W. "Andy" Anderson in Standard Plywoods Inc. upon graduation from Northwestern University in 1950. The younger Anderson was responsible for steering the company into the wood flooring business in 1954. He took over sole control of the company in 1967, upon the death of his father.