hobo knife Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 (CNN) -- Wal-Mart heir John Walton died Monday when his ultralight aircraft crashed after taking off from an airport in Jackson, Wyoming, the company announced. Walton, 58, was the second son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and served on the board of directors of the world's largest retailer. He was ranked No. 7 on the Forbes magazine list of the 400 wealthiest Americans in 2004, with a fortune estimated at $20 billion. I gotta say, I was happy to hear about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POIESIS Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 i don't know if i'd say i was happy when i read about this..but..... i imagine a half dozen conspiracy theories coming from this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumy Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 ^^^hahah, exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wAndEreR Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Æ° Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Æ° Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 That shit was payback for what wal-mart did to senator wellstone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Proof positive that being rich don't make you smart. Let's see, he has a zillion dollars, and what does he do for fun? Flies extremely dangerous ultralight aircraft. Dumb ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF1 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Those 94 cent silvers are the shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF1 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Also I heard dude was a medic/war hero in Vietnam. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalist Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 damn, not a good way to go...RIP still, fuck a Wal-mart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by KaBar2@Jun 29 2005, 01:19 AM Proof positive that being rich don't make you smart. Let's see, he has a zillion dollars, and what does he do for fun? Flies extremely dangerous ultralight aircraft. Dumb ass. Quoted post I was kinda thinking along the same lines. You have 18 billion dollars...and you're flying an ultralight? what the fuck? I can easily understand wanting to be a pilot, get your own plane and fly...but I thought ultralights were reserved for wealthy rednecks that didn't want to jeopardize their lawn furniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.urkaleeno Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 it seems like all these ultra rich, ultra political people always end up dieing in plane crashes..... hmmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Hating rich people is so political!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 kind of a sweet revenge for all the single moms and poor people who are forced to work 38 hour a week jobs, with no benefits, and all the cheap immigrant labour they employ, and all the women they dont promote to mangement. vancouver just denied a green walmart today. thank god. was cool he was a war vet and a medical hero though. but yeah, why is he flying some stupid dangerous plane in wyoming of all places? at least fly it into a casino in monte carlo or something cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 I don't know, maybe he was just trying to live a regular life. I imagine that having 18 million dollars would pretty much guarantee that there would be a lot of layers of lawyers and big, thick-necked security guys between you and Real Life. Maybe the Gilded Cage got to be a little too oppressive after twenty or thirty years. But if I was John Boy, I believe I would have made sure my workers had access to decent benefits and health care. He's got millions, and they can't take their kids to the dentist. Sucks. I guess this is Reason# 9,756 to GO TO COLLEGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Originally posted by s.urkaleeno@Jun 29 2005, 06:26 PM it seems like all these ultra rich, ultra political people always end up dieing in plane crashes..... hmmmmmmm Quoted post A lot more middle class people die in plane crashes... but no one wants to hear about Joe Schmoe. Anyone dying is tragic in some form. Best of wishes to his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsuifuku Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Originally posted by KaBar2@Jun 30 2005, 01:40 AM I don't know, maybe he was just trying to live a regular life. I imagine that having 18 million dollars would pretty much guarantee that there would be a lot of layers of lawyers and big, thick-necked security guys between you and Real Life. Maybe the Gilded Cage got to be a little too oppressive after twenty or thirty years. But if I was John Boy, I believe I would have made sure my workers had access to decent benefits and health care. He's got millions, and they can't take their kids to the dentist. Sucks. I guess this is Reason# 9,756 to GO TO COLLEGE. Quoted post working to line this assholes pockets was my reason to go to college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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