Posted on Aug 20, 2024
Air Force Veteran and Beloved 'Famous Amos' Founder Wally Amos Dies at 88
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Wallace Amos Jr., known to the world as the founder of the Famous Amos cookie brand, didn’t really enjoy being famous.
“Being famous is highly – very, very, very highly – overrated,” he told Honolulu Magazine in 2014. “It doesn’t mean you’re a nice person. It just means your image has been shown enough times. Hitler was famous. Big deal.”
But “Famous Amos” actually was a nice person. Generations of American children are undoubtedly familiar with Amos’ cookies, which may be small in size but stand tall in our collective memory. He also advocated literacy education for children, promoting reading in the same way he promoted his cookies. Much of his work came by hosting “learn to read” shows on public television, chairing literacy commissions and using his fame to remind people of the importance of reading.
“Being famous is highly – very, very, very highly – overrated,” he told Honolulu Magazine in 2014. “It doesn’t mean you’re a nice person. It just means your image has been shown enough times. Hitler was famous. Big deal.”
But “Famous Amos” actually was a nice person. Generations of American children are undoubtedly familiar with Amos’ cookies, which may be small in size but stand tall in our collective memory. He also advocated literacy education for children, promoting reading in the same way he promoted his cookies. Much of his work came by hosting “learn to read” shows on public television, chairing literacy commissions and using his fame to remind people of the importance of reading.
Air Force Veteran and Beloved 'Famous Amos' Founder Wally Amos Dies at 88
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Much respect for men like him that make a fortune but do not forget others, he helped many many children along the way.
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
I Totally Agree, But As I Learned In My Early Teens, And 80 I'm Still Living It:
"If You're More Fortunate Than Others,
Build A Longer TABLE, Not A Higher WALL"
And I'll Guarantee,You'll Be So Very Glad You Did. Not Only Does It Help Others,
It Makes You A Better, Happier & A More Content Person Person; A Great Feeling To Have.
"If You're More Fortunate Than Others,
Build A Longer TABLE, Not A Higher WALL"
And I'll Guarantee,You'll Be So Very Glad You Did. Not Only Does It Help Others,
It Makes You A Better, Happier & A More Content Person Person; A Great Feeling To Have.
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I must have been living under a rock, because I never heard,of him or the brand.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
Wonderful cookies. May have been more of a one side of the Mississippi River thing...we did have them all up and down the East Coast.
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