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Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer Dies at 58

‘DEDICATED LEADER’

“He leaves behind a remarkable legacy,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said of the Georgia businessman in a news release.

Lily Mae Lazarus
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Aric Almirola, driver of the #43 Waffle House Ford, team owner Richard Petty and Walt Ehmer, CEO of Waffle House, pose for a photo.
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