ATLANTA (AP) — Walt Ehmer, the president and CEO of Waffle Space and a member of the board of trustees for the Atlanta Police Basis, has died at age 58, the basis introduced Sunday.Ehmer joined Waffle Space in 1992 and briefly rose to senior management, turning into president of the corporate in 2002, and later including the titles of CEO and chairman, in keeping with knowledge from Georgia Tech College, his alma mater.“His management, willpower and heat touched the lives of many, each inside the Waffle Space circle of relatives and past. He leaves at the back of a exceptional legacy,” Mayor Andre Dickens stated in a information free up. The board of administrators for Waffle Space issued a remark Sunday afternoon announcing Ehmer died after a protracted sickness. “He’ll be a great deal neglected through his whole Waffle Space circle of relatives,” the remark stated.Ehmer used to be chair of the Georgia Tech Alumni Affiliation Board of Trustees from 2012 to 2013 and served a large number of organizations, together with the Georgia Tech Basis Board and the Georgia Tech Advisory Board.The Waffle Space chain of around-the-clock diners opened in 1955 and now boasts greater than 1,900 places in 25 states. Ehmer is survived through 3 kids, in keeping with The Atlanta Magazine-Charter.
