Waffle House president and CEO Walt Ehmer dead at 58

Waffle House president and CEO, Walt Ehmer, speaks on the phone after landing at the Wilmington airport with an emergency response team in Wilmington, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Updated at 3:10 p.m.

Atlanta resident Walter G. Ehmer, president and CEO of Norcross-based Waffle House, has died.

The passing of the 58-year-old businessman was announced on Sunday by Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.