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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.
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 ...
Christy Walton took her husband John's place in the ranking after his death. The majority of the family's wealth derives from the heritage of Bud and Sam Walton, who were the co-founders of Walmart. Walmart is the world's largest retailer, one of the world's largest business enterprises in terms of annual revenue, and, with just over 2.2 ...
The Walton family elder, The Grandfather/ Grandpa Walton (Pilot, Edgar Bergen (1903–1978); seasons 1–6, Will Geer, 1902–1978), husband of grandma Esther Walton (née Morgan) (Ellen Corby), and father of eldest son Benjamin Walton, who was also killed in earlier World War I (1914/1917-1918), John Walton Sr., and an unknown Walton child ...
Walton lives in Jackson, Wyoming [7] and Chicago. [8] He is married to Samantha Walton, [9] [10] [11] who is listed as the co-president with Lukas Walton in the Builders Initiative, which is a Walton family foundation. [12] In 2022, Walton was ranked 106th in the Forbes annual list of the world's billionaires with a net worth of $16.5 billion. [13]
The architect Moshe Safdie designed the 200,000 square foot museum, which was built on 120 acres of Walton family land. Crystal Bridges opened in 2011 and has been visited more than 5 million times as of 2021. It is free to attend. Walton says her motivation for the museum was to give access to art to people who had never had it. [21] [20]
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. Each ...
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