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(William
Franklin Graham III)
 Born
July 14, 1952, Franklin grew up with the combination of
his father's passion for ministry and his mother's vivacious
spirit. With strong features and jet-black hair, his typical
wardrobe consisted of faded jeans, flannel shirt, sunglasses
and a cap. His happiest moments included scaling Suicide
Trail on Montreat's Lookout Mountain or hunting with a family
friend. In fact, he proclaimed his faith as a Christian
at age 10 during one of his hikes.
In
his late teens, he began to rebel against his role as Billy
Graham's son. He let his hair grow past his shoulders, came
home after midnight, and took up a habit of smoking. However,
after accompanying a friend to the Holy Land, he smoked
his last cigarette and decided to change his life.
He
enrolled in Appalachian State University and graduated in
1977 with a degree in business administration. In 1979 he
founded and became president of World Medical Missions,
Inc., and Samaritan's Purse. He was ordained as a minister
in 1981 and inherited his father's ministry in 1996 upon
his retirement. He and his wife Jane live in Boone, North
Carolina, and have four children and one grandchild.
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