Personal Mission: (1) Love people as God does. (2) Try my best in all I do. |
| Full Name: | John Alexander Walter |
| Faith | Christian- no specific denomination |
| Spouse | Bessie Carolyn originally from Philadelphia, PA. Married in Malibu, CA, on June 28, 2006 |
| Date of Birth: | August 16, 1983 |
| Siblings | Hillary Louise '86, Amy Kate '88, Laura (Belle) Suzanne '91 |
| Hometown: | Seymour, IN |
| Education | Purdue University, BA in Communications/Film- 2006 |

Thanks Jack Walter- Pacific, WWII * Don Coning- D-Day, WWII * Willard Alexander- Korean War * Chuck Garber- Vietnam * John C. Walter- Desert Storm * These are the ones in my family that served our country in foreign wars. I signed up for the Marines but was denied entry because of health issues. My sister Amy Kate is in the Navy ROTC. Please join me in supporting our troops!

"I've been around this great country from sea to shining sea, and I love it!. " - Johnny
I heard you were once homeless. Is this true?
There is some validity to this statement. As a student in Los Angeles, my campus apartment lease ran o without my knowledge. At the same time my part-time job ended. I spent several months malnourished, living at a different friend�s place every week. But he never was actually living on the �street.�
Why do you always use a scooter or wheelchair to get around?
My first-grade teacher noticed I stood a little different from the rest of the kids. She informed my parents who sent me to a bunch of doctor�s to figure out why my fine motor skills are sub-standard. All this time growing up I was on all kinds of sports teams and enjoyed friends. My medical condition, Friedreich�s Ataxia (FA), was finally diagnosed in 1993. Though some of the doctors warned my parents of a bleak future I continued to have a fun, happy and productive life as my ability to walk ran low. At the insistence of my mom I began using a scooter when I began high school in 1998. I think I�d like to be able to walk again, but a wheelchair/scooter is cool too!
I saw you the other day and said �Hey!� but you failed to respond. So you don�t like me?
That�s not true! FA affects my hearing and vision. My vision isn�t bad but I do wear subscription glasses and take eye-drops daily. If I wasn�t wearing my glasses its likely I could not see you. But the main issue is my hearing. I have seen several ear specialists but none know how to help. In certain places without much background noise and when the speaker projects clearly I hear great. But when the place is noisy I just hear syllables but can�t make out most words. I�d love to talk with you, just be loud and clear so I can hear every word.
How can I contact you?
The best way to reach me is through email, [email protected]. Also, add me as a friend on the Facebook network.
