Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MORIKIS JOHN G
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO [SHW] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Paint Stores Group
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
101 PROSPECT AVENUE, N.W.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/08/2004
(Street)

CLEVELAND, OH 44115		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/08/2004   M   4,710 A $ 27.75 76,668 (1) D  
Common Stock 12/08/2004   M   5,011 A $ 29.0313 81,679 (1) D  
Common Stock 12/08/2004   M   829 A $ 33.0625 82,508 (1) D  
Common Stock 12/08/2004   M   46,114 A $ 24.305 128,622 (1) D  
Common Stock               12,500.31 (2) I Stock Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 27.75 12/08/2004   M     1,376 01/29/1998 01/28/2007 Common Stock 1,376 $ 0 290 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 27.75 12/08/2004   M     1,666 01/29/1999 01/28/2007 Common Stock 1,666 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 27.75 12/08/2004   M     1,668 01/29/2000 01/28/2007 Common Stock 1,668 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 29.0313 12/08/2004   M     661 02/04/1999 02/03/2008 Common Stock 661 $ 0 1,839 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 29.0313 12/08/2004   M     1,850 02/04/2000 02/03/2008 Common Stock 1,850 $ 0 650 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 29.0313 12/08/2004   M     2,500 02/04/2001 02/03/2008 Common Stock 2,500 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 33.0625 12/08/2004   M     829 07/22/2001 07/21/2008 Common Stock 829 $ 0 8,005 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.305 12/08/2004   M     20,000 10/17/2002 10/16/2011 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.305 12/08/2004   M     20,000 10/17/2003 10/16/2011 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.305 12/08/2004   M     6,114 10/17/2004 10/16/2011 Common Stock 6,114 $ 0 13,886 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MORIKIS JOHN G
101 PROSPECT AVENUE, N.W.
CLEVELAND, OH 44115		       President, Paint Stores Group  

Signatures

 Louis E. Stellato, Attorney-in-fact   12/09/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Of shares listed, 60,000 are restricted.
(2) Represents the approximate number of shares of common stock for which the Reporting Person has the right to direct the vote under The Sherwin-Williams Company Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan per the trustee's 9/30/04 statement. Shares of common stock are not directly allocated to the Plan participants, but are instead held in a unitized fund consisting primarily of common stock and a small percentage of short-term investments. Participants acquire units of this fund.

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