Wally Amos is shown in his home office in the Lanikai section of Kailua, Hawaii, in 2007. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni/File)
The founder of Famous Amos cookies has died.
According to the New York Times, Wallace “Wally” Amos died at the age of 88 on Tuesday from complications of dementia.
Shawn and Sarah Amos, two of his children, shared that he died in his Honolulu home.
Amos is survived by four children and his wife Christine Harris Amos.
No further immediate information was made available from the family.
Wally previously told the New York Times that he started baking as a hobby before opening the Famous Amos Cookie Company on Sunset Boulevard in 1975.
People reports that Wally’s cookies became known for their natural ingredients with his baking company making $300,000 in its first year while reaching $12 million in revenue in its first five years.
However, Wally ended up selling Famous Amos for $3 million in 1988 after reportedly running into financial troubles. He lost the use of his name and his image.
But Wally did not stay out of the kitchen, selling baked goods under other names such as Uncle Wally’s Muffins, the Cookie Kahuna, and most recently Aunt Della’s Cookies.
Before his baking days, Wally also reportedly worked at a talent agency for many years signing such superstar acts as Simon and Garfunkel and The Supremes.