 His son was saving his earnings to voluntarily give to a children's orphanage in Detroit.While being inspired by his son's willingness to care for trouble children, Robert began to invest money into his will to build the Donald M. Whaley Home in memory of his son.The Whaley Children's Center was built in 1926, with the leadership of Charles Stewart Mott, who was the first president of the Whaley Foundation.