A retired doctor, F. Walton Avery earned bachelor’s and medical degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master of theological studies degree from Duke Di...view moreA retired doctor, F. Walton Avery earned bachelor’s and medical degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master of theological studies degree from Duke Divinity School at Durham. He and his wife, Laura, have one child and live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He also has two adult children.view less