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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 ...
Lukas and Christy Walton, the son and widow of Sam's late son, John T. Walton, ... The Walton family's wealth bump has been fueled by a roughly 80% surge in the retailer's stock price this year.
Walmart founder Sam Walton died more than 30 years ago, but the retail giant he started is still thriving and making his family even richer. The Waltons were recently named the world's richest ...
Walton Family Foundation. Include Lukas ($35.7 billion) and Christy ($16.1 billion) — the son and widow of Sam's fourth child, the late John T. Walton — and the wealth of retail's royal family ...
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 ...
Family fortunes. Sam Walton shrewdly structured his fledgling company as a family partnership in 1953, giving 20% stakes to each of his four children. ... The late John T. Walton's son, Lukas ...