Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that made household...
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Jack Russell, lead singer of band Great White who was onstage during horrific ’03 concert fire, dies
Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits...
‘Hollywood Squares’ host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98
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![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. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership of the company — as […]](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled-design-10.jpg?w=140 "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. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership of the company — as […]")
Cookie empire creator Wally Amos has died at 88. He lost Famous Amos but found other success.
Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made...
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Renowned hog farmer and family patriarch William R. “Big Billy” Malbon Jr. left his mark on Virginia Beach
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Former Virginia First Lady Roxane Gilmore has died, family says
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Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93
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JMU alum and PGA Tour winner Mark Carnevale dies at age 64
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Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69
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