American Pickers host Mike Wolfe recalls Frank Fritz’s final moments

American pickers Host Mike Wolfe talks about his latest visit to his late former co-host Frank Fritz.

Fritz, who was one of the organizers History Channel antique hunting reality show with his longtime friend and colleague Wolf from 2010-2021 – died at age 60 on September 30 from complications of a stroke, according to TMZ.

Now in an interview with the magazine PeopleWolfe discusses his time with Fritz shortly before his death. last American pickers appearance occurred in 2020, and he officially left the show in 2021.

Being with Fritz at the end was especially important to Wolfe, given that they had a feud that, according to a 2021 interview with SunFritz said that he and his American pickers the co-host hasn’t spoken for two years.

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IN Sun In an interview, Fritz said that Wolfe did not contact him after he suffered a back injury and stated that Wolfe was the center of attention American pickers.

“The show is 1000 percent focused on him,” Fritz said. Sun. “I can’t even bend down low enough to show you how much. This is fine. It’s like you have Aerosmith and you have Steven Tyler and the frontman. I found my place, I’m number two and he’s number one on the show. It’s not a problem for me, maybe he really has problems.”

Luckily, they patched up their strained relationship in 2023, as Fritz suffered a stroke in 2022.

“They called me and said that things were going badly for him. I’m just happy I was able to get there,” Wolfe recalled. People. “I was there for about an hour before he left and I held his hand and rubbed his chest as he took his last breath. I took my fingers and closed his eyes.”

According to PeopleWolfe, his mother, and Fritz’s late mother’s best friend were with Fritz when he died.

“I just told him I wasn’t mad at him, that I loved him and cared about him very much,” Wolfe says. “And then when I saw him struggling, I just said, ‘Just find your mom. Find her now. Just find her.”

Wolfe and Fritz met in high school

According to People, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz first became friends in high school and became close as they both grew up without fathers.

Wolfe admitted he was offended by Fritz’s 2021 interview with Sunbut the pain began to heal when they started talking again in 2023.

“It was wonderful. He struggled with addiction. I know how judgmental the public can be,” Wolfe told People magazine. “And that’s why, when we talked again, it was so easy for me to forgive him, because I knew it wasn’t him who said it. It was his addiction talking.”

Ultimately, Wolfe told the publication that he and Fritz left no stone unturned.

“After he had his stroke and went to the hospital, I saw him many times and was able to talk to him very openly and lovingly about everything I ever wanted to tell him,” Wolfe said.

Last season of the series History Channel‘s American pickers ended in February.

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