[2] He was also an executive at Globe Oil, the parent company of the Starvin Marvin convenience store chain.
[10] He was taken on a tour of the facilities by Bruce Cairns, the Burn Center Medical Director, Grace Schmits, the Burn Center nurse manager, and Anthony Meyer, the chairman of the UNC School of Medicine's Department of Surgery.
[1] Eaves was also a member of the University of North Carolina's board of visitors and led fundraising efforts for a veterans memorial on campus.
[13] He spoke with a group of students from Centennial Middle School about the importance of education in relation to success in the workplace.
[13] Later that day, he spoke with students from Aycock Middle School at the State Employees Credit Union's branch on Summit Avenue in Greensboro.
[13] He spoke with students from West Millbrook Middle School at the State Employees’ Credit Union Stonehenge branch in Raleigh on February 28, 2012.
[1] He and his wife owned a Tibetan terrier named Zipper while living in the North Carolina Executive Mansion.