Wally Amos of cookie fame, dies at 88 in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

Wally Amos of cookie fame, dies at 88 in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

Wally Amos, of Kailua, Hawaii, in his home office in the Lanikai section of Kailua, Hawaii.

HONOLULU — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88.

Leave a Message