John Walton net worth
John Walton is a U.S. military veteran and the son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, who has a net worth of $30 billion. Walton was born on October 18, 1946 in Newport, Arkansas, and is chairman of a venture capital firm called True North Partners. He helped found the Children’s Scholarship Fund, which focuses on financial aid for disadvantaged youth.
He attended Bentonville High School and Worcester College in Ohio, but he dropped out to join the U.S. Army. After participating in the “Louisiana Spike Squad,” he earned a Silver Star in combat, where he served as a medic. Walton eventually became a pilot for Walmart and left his flying career to work on crop dusting. He later founded Corsair Marine in San Diego, where the company built sailboats. Following San Diego, Walton moved to Durango, Colorado, where he pursued a life of outdoor activities and sports. On June 27, 2005, Walton died in a plane crash after flying his homemade plane over Jackson, Wyoming. He is married to his wife Christy Walton and has a son named Lucas.
