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Haiti Connection
Poppi has some theories
Personal life
Walker was raised in a Mormon household, but later became a non-denominational Christian.[27] He lived in Santa Barbara with his dogs.[8][28] He and Rebecca Soteros, a one-time girlfriend, had a daughter named Meadow Rain Walker,[29] who lived with her mother in Hawaii for 13 years and then moved to California to live with Walker in 2011.[30] Her godfather is Vin Diesel, with whom Walker shared a close bond; Diesel gave him the nickname "Pablo",[31] while Walker's mother referred to her son as Diesel's "other half".[32] Walker was also close friends with fellow Fast & Furious co-star Tyrese Gibson.[33] At the time of his death, Walker was dating Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell.[34]
He held a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller at Paragon Jiu-Jitsu[35] and was awarded his black belt by Miller posthumously.[36] Walker founded the humanitarian aid nonprofit charity Reach Out Worldwide (ROWW) with financial adviser Roger Rodas in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[37][38] He traveled to a number of disaster-stricken areas to supply aid until his death.
Walker drove a R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec in 2 Fast 2 Furious. He later owned the car.
Walker had an interest in marine biology, and joined the board of directors of The Billfish Foundation in 2006.[39] He fulfilled a lifelong dream by starring in the National Geographic Channel series Expedition Great White (retroactively retitled Shark Men), which premiered in June 2010.[40][41] Walker spent 11 days catching and tagging seven great white sharks off the coast of Mexico. The expedition, led by Chris Fischer, founder and CEO of Fischer Productions, and Brett McBride and Michael Domeier of the Marine Conservation Science Institute, took measurements, gathered DNA samples, and fastened real-time satellite tags to the great white sharks, in order to study migratory patterns, especially those associated with mating and birthing, over a five-year period.[42]