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I'd hate to see any descendants of mine fall into the category of what I'd call 'idle rich' - a group I've never had much use for.

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Sam Walton
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 29
Died: 1992
Died: April 5
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Oklahoma
Samuel Moore Walton
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