Nancy Walton Laurie Biography
Nancy Walton Laurie (born as Nancy Walton) is an American businesswoman, a multi-billionaire heiress to the Walmart fortune through her father Bud Walton and uncle Sam Walton, who are both deceased and philanthropist who lives in Hendersonville, NV.
How old is Nancy Walton Laurie? | Nancy Walton Laurie Age
Mrs. Laurie is 68 years old as of 2019. She was born on May 15, 1951 in the United States of America.
Nancy Walton Laurie Family | Parents
Nancy Walton is a member of the Walton family, the heirs of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Her father is the late Bud Walton (James Lawrence Walton), the brother and business partner of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. Her mother was Audrey Walton. She has an older sister by the name Ann Walton Kroenke.
The sisters grew up in Versailles, Missouri. Upon their father’s death, in 1995, Nancy and her sister Ann inherited a stake in Walmart that is now worth over $9 billion. She studied at the University of Memphis an earned a Bachelor of Arts.
Nancy Walton Laurie Husband | Nancy Walton Laurie Daughter
Laurie is married to former basketball player and coach, and business executive, Bill Laurie. The couple met while they were studying at the then Memphis State University, now known as the University of Memphis. They courted briefly and then got married. They have one child by the name Paige Laurie. Bill is a billionaire who owned the St. Louis Blues, a National Hockey League team, from 1999-2006
The couple owns a mansion in MacDonald Highlands, Henderson, Nevada in the Las Vegas Valley that they purchased in 2007 for $17.5 million. They have other homes in places like Missouri, Columbia, where they own an equine farm where they breed appaloosa horses, and in Bel Air, California.
Nancy Walton Laurie Profession
According to the Federal Election Commission filings, Mrs. Laurie lists her profession as a “housewife.” As a family, the Laurie’s are the owners of the Clayton, Linco Bankshares private holding company based in MO. The company lists Nancy Laurie as its founder and President. The family also runs a couple of Lincoshare subsidiaries such as the Providence Bank. They acquired the bank in 2007 for $35.7 million. In 2010, they also acquired the Premier Bank in Jefferson City, for $1.2 billion.
Nancy Walton Laurie Philanthropy Works
In 2001, Nancy Walton donated US$25 million to the University of Missouri with her husband to fund the construction of a new sports arena for the Missouri Tigers. The new sports arena was to be named after Paige Laurie, their daughter who did not attend the university.
The arena naming idea was rocked with controversy when it was revealed that Paige had paid her USC roommate to do much of her homework for her, even after the roommate left the university due to financial issues. The revelations were made after the 2004-2005 basketball season began. On 23rd November 2004, the Laurie family gave up the naming rights, to the university, which then renamed the arena “Mizzou,” the university’s common nickname. They also removed all mention of Elizabeth Paige Laurie from the venue, beyond the bare minimum required to acknowledge the Lauries’ gift.
Paige Laurie’s family also sponsored the University of Missouri to set up the E. Paige Laurie Professorship for the Equine Center at the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The Los Angeles Times has also noted that the Laurie family has also made charitable gifts for “a cancer research center” and “a shelter for abused women” and “a children’s hospital.”
Ms. Walton is the founder of the Nancy Walton Laurie Leadership Institute at the Chi Omega sorority. She is also the president and founder of the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, a New York City dance company. Nancy is the owner of the Columbia Performing Arts Centre, as well, which is a dance studio located in Columbia, Missouri.
How much is Nancy Walton worth? | Nancy Walton Laurie Net worth
As of April 2019, Ms. Walton has a net worth of US$6. billion. This is according to Forbes magazine.
Nancy Walton Laurie Mohamed Hadid Lawsuit
Laurie filed a lawsuit against real estate developer of Palestinian origin, Mohamed Anwar Hadid, in January 2015 through her company, LW Partnership. This was as a result of Hadid’s building of a retaining wall next to the Bel Air house, alleging that Hadid had damaged the roots of a eucalyptus tree. She wanted Mr. Hadid to pay $90,000 for her tree’s pain and suffering.