Oum Kulthum is a subject who occupies a singular position in twentieth - century celebrity culture —
beloved on a world scale and an enigmatic icon to tens of millions,» said Bruce W. Ferguson, President of Otis College.
There, near his
beloved family home, John Walton, a risk - taker of the kind seldom witnessed within the
world of large -
scale philanthropy, died tragically
on June 27, 2005, while flying a small, experimental plane.