Folks welcomed the “American Pickers” team of Frank Fritz and Mike Wolfe and their show into their living rooms for years, so the news that Fritz passed away this week was heartbreaking for many.

"It's been hard to be silent while rumors spread untruths and foster hate," Wolfe's girlfriend wrote on her Instagram story.

Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz were childhood pals who became reality TV stars. They fell out, but in the end shared a last journey at each other's side.