Forward of the one-year anniversary of Frank Fritz’s demise, costar Danielle Colby has famous how fondly the American Pickers crew remembers him.
“Boy, we miss Frank. We miss his laughter. We miss his humorousness,” Colby, who makes use of they/them pronouns, instructed Newsweek in a latest interview. “I believe his humorousness was an important piece of his persona that actually stored us collectively and stored issues on the identical thread. And it was, man, that humorousness is sharp. A really, very witty man.”
They added: “I miss these uncommon moments the place he was emotionally susceptible and would give me a hug or, you realize, name up and ask questions or ask for recommendation. I miss these moments when he was capable of … attain out very personally. We love Frank and we miss him. Enormous loss. Enormous loss for the neighborhood right here within the Quad Cities. Enormous loss [for] the world. Enormous, big loss for us.”
Fritz, who co-hosted the Historical past Channel actuality present alongside fellow antiques picker Mike Wolfeuntil 2021, died on September 30, 2024, on the age of 60. His explanation for demise was decided to be a stroke ensuing from cerebral vascular illness, with aortic stenosis and COPD as contributing components, in keeping with a demise certificates cited by TMZ.
And Colby was one of many American Pickers colleagues who mourned Fritz on social media on the time. “Frank, I’ll miss your means to make everybody snort, your love for speaking tattoos, your epic collections, however what I’ll miss essentially the most are these little glimpses of vulnerability occasionally,” Colby wrote on Instagram. “Frank, you liked your cat and your momma, and we bonded on these issues. You’ll be missed for all of those causes and so many extra. Relaxation in peace, Street Canine.”
Across the time Fritz’s American Pickers exit made headlines, he instructed The U.S. Solar he’d been searching for therapy for alcohol abuse and he was on the outs with Wolfe. However Wolfe instructed Individuals in November 2024 that he and Fritz, as soon as greatest associates, had reconciled earlier than Fritz’s demise.
“He was lots like he was on digital camera,” Wolfe instructed the journal. “He was very delicate. He was very caring. He was extraordinarily humorous. His sense of comedic timing was unbelievable. … He was a type of guys, regardless of who we talked to, he may all the time make folks really feel comfy and allow them to know that they’re being heard.”
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