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son of sam crash
anyone have details??
Press Release Source: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Philanthropist and Entrepreneur John Walton Killed in Airplane Crash Monday June 27, 8:19 pm ET BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- It is with great sorrow that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., announces the death of John Walton. A Vietnam War hero, member of the Wal-Mart Board of Directors and philanthropist, Walton was killed when the ultra-light aircraft he was piloting crashed shortly after take-off from the Jackson Hole Airport in Grand Teton National Park. The crash occurred at approximately 1:20 p.m. CDT and the cause has not yet been determined. Walton, 58, was the aircraft's sole occupant. dan |
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http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/06/27/obit.walton/
"houstondan" wrote in message oups.com... anyone have details?? Press Release Source: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Philanthropist and Entrepreneur John Walton Killed in Airplane Crash Monday June 27, 8:19 pm ET BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- It is with great sorrow that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., announces the death of John Walton. A Vietnam War hero, member of the Wal-Mart Board of Directors and philanthropist, Walton was killed when the ultra-light aircraft he was piloting crashed shortly after take-off from the Jackson Hole Airport in Grand Teton National Park. The crash occurred at approximately 1:20 p.m. CDT and the cause has not yet been determined. Walton, 58, was the aircraft's sole occupant. dan |
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I am sorry to hear of any pilot buying the farm...
But the vultures will be circling after that crash... $20B up for grabs in the insane american legal system... Should be entertaining to watch... denny |
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"Denny" wrote in message
oups.com... I am sorry to hear of any pilot buying the farm... But the vultures will be circling after that crash... $20B up for grabs in the insane american legal system... Perhaps he left a will. --Gary |
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Perhaps he left a will
********************************************* picture hysterical laughter from one who has seen wills ground into puree in a courtroom.... $20B weighs a lot more than a 2 ounce sheaf of LW&T... IF a big if his estate is iron clad encased in family trusts and corporations in multiple layers, and the rest of Mr. Sam's inheritees, of both Sr. and Jr., are all getting a slice big enough to satiate their appetites, then it will go down quietly... But let there be just one who feels short changed, and you can bet there will be a decade of blood splattering on the courtroom walls... A lawyers one third share of even a small chunk of a $20B estate will have the sharks slashing at each other to discover that shirt tail relative living in a trailer in the boonies... As I said, this will be interesting to watch... |
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"Denny" wrote in message
oups.com... IF a big if his estate is iron clad encased in family trusts and corporations in multiple layers, and the rest of Mr. Sam's inheritees, of both Sr. and Jr., are all getting a slice big enough to satiate their appetites, then it will go down quietly... Has it often occurred that a multibillionaire businessperson's will left room for a legal challenge that wasn't quickly and easily disposed of? --Gary |
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("Gary Drescher" wrote)
I am sorry to hear of any pilot buying the farm... But the vultures will be circling after that crash... $20B up for grabs in the insane american legal system... Perhaps he left a will. Another Mormon will? Montblack |
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CNN reported this morning that his ex-wife (a judge) had nothing but
nice things to say about the deceased. |
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Hopefully he arrange stuff with his attorneys before hand and has his
assests locked up in trusts for his kids. The liberals of the world get sick when they see someone successful and will want to try to play Robin Hood. |
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ups.com... Hopefully he arrange stuff with his attorneys before hand and has his assests locked up in trusts for his kids. The liberals of the world get sick when they see someone successful and will want to try to play Robin Hood. Uh, right. I'm sure such estate-tax supporters as Warren Buffett, George Soros, David Rockefeller Jr., and Bill Gates Sr. "get sick when they see someone successful". It's astonishing what bizarre stereotypes some people can convince themselves are true (assuming you even care if what you say is true). Buffett, in particular, praised "'the critical role' that he said the estate tax played in promoting economic growth, by helping create a society in which success is based on merit rather than inheritance" (NY Times interview, Feb. 14, 2001). "Mr. Buffett said repealing the estate tax 'would be a terrible mistake,' the equivalent of 'choosing the 2020 Olympic team by picking the eldest sons of the gold-medal winners in the 2000 Olympics.'" --Gary |
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