b'An MRCA Founding Family Business By John Fullerton, MRCA Administrative Manager Bob Daly, Jr., President of KawBob Daly, Jr. has served on theKan. convention center and hotel, a Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc. inNRCA board of directors and is cur very large project. Kansas City, Kan. fondly remem rentlyanNRCAexecutive vice Involvement in MRCA and other bershis grandfather. TomDaly,president and vice-president of theindustryorganizationshasbeen President of Kaw Roofing in 1950,Associated Roofing Contractors ofbeneficial to Kaw Roofing in many wasinstrumentalinhelpingtoGreater Kansas City. JohnDaly,ways. "Networking is really a huge forge the fledgling Midwest Roof now vice-president of Kaw Roofing,benefittous,"heremarked. ing Contractors Association.has served on the MRCA board of"MRCA\'s unique role as the \'Con"My grandfather got involved indirectors and currently serves ontractor\'s Advocate\' is vital to the a lot of community projects andthe MRCA Technical and Researchindustry. There are things that local organizations,"Dalysays."HeCommittee. Steve Daly, now secre and regional associations can do tary-treasurerforKawRoofing,that the national association cancontinues his grandfather\'s tradi not, so together they work as a nice tion of service to the community bycompliment to NRCA." coordinating the company\'s effortsks an example, Daly discussed to help support theKansas Citythe importance of both NRCA and areadioceseandlocalsocialMRCAinvolvementinFactory organizations. Steve also providedMutual\'sproposedstandardfor extensiveserviceontheMRCAroofing contractors, FM4490. "As hosl/promotionscommitteeinan industry we needed someone to 1999.work with FM like NRCA did, but Kaw Roofing also is involved inthe vocal opposition among state manyothercommunityserviceandregionalcontractorassociaorganizations, including the Cham tions forced FM to reconsider their berofCommerce,theBuildersapproach to implementing the stanAssociation of Kansas City, the Bet dard. Were it not for that oppositer Business Bureau and the Kiwa tion,wewouldundoubtedlybe Bob, John, Tom (seated}, Pat and Stevehelped raise money for educationnis Club.subject to FM4490 in the form FM Daly pose for a family business portrait inand charitable organizations, and"I think our biggest accomplish originallyintended,whetherwe 1981.was really big on associations andment has not been any particularliked it or not. We need different new ways of working with others.roofing installation or act of com associationsworkingin different His philosophy was that you shouldmunity service, but just the fact thatways to effectively protect our combe involved with national, regionalwe have been able to survive as amon interests as roofing contracand local associations not just tofamily business," Daly says. "Wetors." benefit the company, but to benefithave been able to grow from siblingThis is the third in a series of feathe industry - by working to benefitrivalries to the mature relationshipsturesoncompanieswho joined theindustry,you willultimatelywenow have running a businessMRCA in the official year of its birth help better your company."together as brothers."in 1950. MRCA is proud to honor The Daly family has been deeplyKawRoofingdoesasizeableits charter members. Were it not for involved in the MRCA and the roof commercial business, with a vol their participation more than fifty ing industry for many years. Tom J.ume of about $5 million. "We areyears ago,the association would Daly was honored with the NRCA\'s100%commercial,"saysDaly.not be here to offer the research, J.A. Piper Award in 1950 and the"Lately we have been moving moretools, training and advocacy we do MRCA\'s Mccawley Award in 1981,into slate tile, and doing some proj today. We otter them our thanks for and served as NRCA President inects on buildings of historical sig their support. 1937-38. J. Edward Daly served asnificance." Kaw Roofing was also MRCA president in 1956.recently awarded the contract for roofingthenewOverlandPark,'