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ATHLETE PHILANTHROPIST HOMETOWN HERO Lanto came from a supportive family with very humble beginnings in Blacksburg VA . Throughout his childhood his father owned a healthfood store and mother was a gardener. At 8years old Lanto received his first set of golf clubs a sweet surprise coming from a family of nongolfers. The next few years were among the toughest for Lanto as his father slowly deteriorated from a brain tumor.