Hamner felt a kinship with waite.

And his sister shared their memories of celebrating thanksgiving in rural virginia.

Webโ€œhe gave us all a family to come home to, which was the waltons,โ€ he said, referring to the 1970s family television drama inspired by hamnerโ€™s novel โ€œspencerโ€™s mountainโ€ and.

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Webhamner received emmy nomination for writing the telefilm in 1972 and for writing the series in 1973.

Webhawkes was the sister of earl hamner jr. , the creator of โ€œthe waltonsโ€ who based the showโ€™s characters on his family and experiences growing up in rural virginia.

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This piece is excerpted from robin wall kimmererโ€™s chapter a family reunion at the end of the world, from kinship:

During a memorial service for him as part of the waltons 45th anniversary reunion on sunday.

Webthe most recent gathering, however, was a sad one, as they attended the memorial service for ralph waite, who played john walton, sr.

Webin a 1993 interview, 'the waltons' creator earl hamner jr.

In the 1990s he made several telefilms based on the waltons,.

Webaudrey hamner sits on a bench dedicated to her brother earl hamner jr.

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