Kirkwood's 'Cookie-Man' Sets Deeper Roots in the Community
With his purchase of Majic Market, Keith "Cookie-Man" Willis tightens his ties to the community where he's lived for 30 years.
Keith Willis has three children. Two of them, he calls traitors. The sons have moved to Webster Groves and Kansas City ("to chase a female") and as such, they're the traitors. His daughter is still in Kirkwood, like Keith and his wife, Paula, who have lived there for 30 years. Willis deepened those roots in December when he and his wife Paula purchased Majic Market, the longtime deli and convenience store in the community. After years working in an area bank, Willis ended up losing his job nine years ago in a restructuring. At the prodding of Paula, he went into business for himself, harnessing his love for cooking into a successful catering business called The Everyday Gourmet. His wife worked for a pharmaceutical sales company and told …
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Owen Skoler
3:30 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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