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  2. John T. Walton - Wikipedia

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    John Thomas Walton (October 8, 1946 [1] – June 27, 2005) was an American war veteran and a son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He was also the chairman of True North Venture Partners, a venture capital firm. Walton cofounded the Children's Scholarship Fund, providing tuition scholarships for disadvantaged youth.

  3. List of The Waltons characters - Wikipedia

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    This first Walton child is known throughout the series as "John-Boy," is supposedly born in 1916 (according to the television show's fictional chronology), and is the eldest son and child of Olivia Walton (née Daly) and John Walton Sr. John-Boy is based on creator / author Earl Hamner Jr (1923–2016), who narrates the opening and closing of ...

  4. Walton family - Wikipedia

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    The three most prominent living members (Jim, Rob, and Alice Walton) have consistently been in the top twenty of the Forbes 400 list since 2001, as were John (d. 2005) and Helen (d. 2007) prior to their deaths. Christy Walton took her husband John's place in the ranking after his death.

  5. The Waltons - Wikipedia

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    The story is about the family of John Walton Jr. (known as John-Boy): his six siblings, his parents John and Olivia Walton, and paternal grandparents Zebulon "Zeb" and Esther Walton. John-Boy is the first of the seven children (15 years old in The Homecoming ; 17 at the beginning of the series), [ 6 ] who becomes a journalist and novelist.

  6. Christy Walton - Wikipedia

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    Christy Ruth Walton (née Tallant; [1] [2] born February 8, 1949) is the widow of John T. Walton, who was one of the sons of the Walmart founder Sam Walton. In June 2005, her husband died in a plane crash, [3] making her the main heir to his fortune of US$18.2 billion. Forbes listed Christy Walton as the richest woman in the world for several ...

  7. True North Venture Partners - Wikipedia

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    Ahearn was a former partner and president of an equity investment firm called JWMA (formerly called True North Partners, LLC), which he started with John T. Walton, son of Walmart founder Sam Walton, in 1996. JWMA Partners was one of the largest holders of First Solar stock, and Walmart invested $25 million in First Solar in 2008. [3]

  8. Walton (surname) - Wikipedia

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    John C. Walton (1881–1949), American politician, Governor of Oklahoma; John H. Walton (b. 1952), American Old Testament scholar; John T. Walton (1946–2005), American businessman and Walmart heir; John Walton (actor), Australian actor; John Ike Walton, American musician and member of 1960s rock group 13th Floor Elevators; Johnathan Walton (b ...

  9. Children's Scholarship Fund - Wikipedia

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    Forstmann and the late John Walton met as donors to the Washington Scholarship Fund (WSF), founded in 1993 to provide scholarships for low-income families in Washington D.C. When more than 8,000 applications applied to WSF for the 1998-99 school year the two men realized there was substantial demand among poorer families for alternatives to the ...