Wal-Mart Heir John Walton Crashes Plane, Dies at 58

John Walton, the son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, died in a plane crash yesterday at about 1:20 P.M. local time near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Walton was 58 years old and lived in Jackson Hole near the site of the crash. He was flying the plane that carried no passengers, and crashed shortly after take-off. The cause of the crash has yet to be determined. Walton was pronounced dead at the scene. Besides being the heir to the Wal-Mart company, Walton was a board member. In Sam Walton's biography, which was published about 13 years ago, he wrote this about John: "He's the most independent of the bunch and the only one who doesn't live here in Arkansas, and he's a tremendous individual." latest ebusiness news