Hank Walters was the elderly neighbour of Jay Hixton when he lived in Florida. Although his only living biological relative was his nephew Tom, Walters also had a 'son' in the form of Shawn York, the son of a woman he had dated for five years, the two remaining close even after Walters broke up with Shawn's mother. Shawn eventually tracked down and killed Hixton to 'avenge' the perceived sleight and his inability to receive his heritage from his 'father'.