while he and his wife, Helen, kept the final 20%. Walton shared the main benefit of the structure in his autobiography, "Sam ...

Sam's son, John, also featured on the list prior to his death in 2005, his wife, Chrissty Walton took his place in the ranking. Additionally two years after the death of her son, Helen Walton ...

while Sam and his wife, Helen, each held 10%. Source: Business Insider John, the second-oldest Walton sibling, died in a plane crash in 2005 and left his wealth to charity and to his wife ...

Sam Walton has been dead since 1992, but one of his descendants was on the board of directors until recently. The wife of one of Walton’s grandchildren, Greg Penner, is now board chair.

The combined wealth of the Walmart heirs - which includes Rob, Jim, Alice, John's wife ... Walton, the original man behind the company that now encompasses both Walmart and Sam's Club, set his ...