High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walter "Walt" Dawson (born April 26, 1982 in Portland, Oregon) is an Alzheimer`s disease activist. He is the son of British immigrant Cecil Dawson and Oregon native Clara Dawson. As a young boy, Dawson captured the attention of America’s leaders and national media by undertaking a letter writing campaign on behalf of his father and other sufferers of Alzheimer`s. In 1992, Dawson became a national spokesperson for the Alzheimer`s Association. In this role, Dawson traveled to Washington, D.C. several times to testify before the United States Senate and House of Representative committees about his family`s experiences. While in Washington, Dawson was granted access to several senior legislators and public officials including President Bill Clinton and Vice-President Al Gore.