‘American Pickers’ Host Mike Wolfe Held Frank Fritz’s Hand as ‘He Took His Last Breath’: I Was at His Bedside ‘For About an Hour Before He Passed’

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director “American Pickers” host Mike Wolfe revealed in an interview with People magazine that he was at the bedside of his friend and co-host Frank Fritz when the latter died last year.

The duo appeared together on the History Channel staple for 10 years and hundreds of episodes. “American Pickers” followed Fritz and Wolfe as they toured the country in search of antiques and artifacts to sell in their shop or add to their personal collections. “I got the call that he wasn’t doing well,” Wolfe told People. “I just feel blessed that I was able to get there.

I was there for about an hour before he passed, and I was holding his hand and rubbing his chest when he took his last breath.

I took my fingers and I closed his eyes.” “I just told him that I wasn’t mad at him and that I loved him and that I cared about him so much,” Wolfe added about Fritz’s final moments. “And then when I could see that he was struggling, I just said, ‘Just go find your mom.