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1、SamWalton(1918-1992)陈林燕SamWalton Born:March29,1918 Died:April5,1992SamWaltonwasamanwhotookchances,neversaidnever,andkeptonfightingtheodds.Hewaslikenoothermaninthisworld.Allthroughhislifehehasfoughtanuphillbattleandintheendhewon.SamWaltonwasaleadernotafollower.AsaboyHe
2、attendedHickmanHighSchoolinColumbiathereheplayedbasketballandfootball.Hewasn'tthemostsmartestpersonatschoolbuthewasdeterminedtodogoodsowithhardworkandlotsofstudyinghebecameanhonorsstudent.Besidesbeingathleticandsmarthewasalsoapoliticalfigureatschool,too.HeseveredasVice-
3、PresidentofhisJuniorClassandPresidentoftheStudentBodyhissenioryear.Don'tthinkthisisallSamdidthough,healsohadtohelpsupporthisfamily,alongwithhisfatherandbrotherbecausemoneywaslackingduetothedepression.HardlifeofSamAttheUniversityofMissouriSammajoredinEconomics.Hecouldnot
4、reallyaffordtoattendschoolsoheworkedextrahardtogetthemoney.Samwaitedtablesinexchangeformeals,lifeguardedattheschoolpool,andalsodeliverednewspapers.Sam’sfamilyWhileworkingandlivingnearTulsa,SammethisfuturewifeHelenRobson.ShelivedinalittletowncalledClaremorewheresheattend
5、edClaremoreHighSchoolandgraduatedvaledictorianofherclassandwentontoattendcollegeattheUniversityofOklahomaatNormanandgraduatedwithadegreeinbusiness.TheymetinAprilof1942andweremarriedonFebruary14,1943.In1944theyhadtheirfirstson,SamuelRobson(Rob)FirststoreSamwantedtoownhis
6、owndepartmentstore.Thisdreamcamearealityinthefallof1945whenhepurchasedastoreinNewportwiththehelpofhisfather-in-law.Samborrowed$20,000.00fromhisfather-in-lawandhad$5,000savedfromthemilitary.AfterhardworkingHisfirststorewassuchasuccessHedecidedtostartasecondstoreinFayette
7、ville,locatedabout20milesouthofBentonville.ThiswasalsonamedWaltonWaltonknewthoughheneededaqualifiedmanagertorunthestoresoitwouldbeassuccessfulashisotherstore.So,hesaid,"IdidsomethingIwoulddofortherestofmyrunintheretailbusinesswithoutanyshameorembarrassmentwhatsoever:nos
8、earoundotherpeople'sstoressearchingforgoodtalent"FirstWAL-MARTWal-Martfirstopenedin1962andbecametheworld'snumb
