‘Pawn Stars’ star Rick Harrison is facing another painful family loss just days after recovering from emergency heart surgery.
Tracy Harrison, Rick’s ex-wife and the mother of his son Jake, died on Sept. 16 at age 61 after battling brain cancer, according to reports. A representative for the Harrison family said Tracy had been receiving hospice care before her death.
Rick and Tracy were married for 25 years, from 1986 until 2011, meaning they were still together when “Pawn Stars” premiered on the History Channel in 2009.
Although Tracy largely stayed away from the cameras, she was part of the Harrison family during the show’s early years. She and Rick shared son Jake, who has also appeared on “Pawn Stars.”
Rick released a statement following her death, remembering Tracy as a devoted mother and saying his focus is now on supporting the family.
“She was a great mom to the boys,” Harrison said, adding that he was doing everything he could to support Jake and Corey during the difficult time.
The loss comes less than two weeks after Rick, 61, experienced a frightening medical emergency of his own.
On Sept. 4, Harrison went to the hospital expecting to undergo what his representatives described as a relatively routine stent procedure.
Instead, doctors discovered a more serious heart problem and determined that he needed emergency bypass surgery.
A family spokesperson said afterward that Harrison was resting comfortably and expected to make a full recovery.
Just three days later, on Sept. 7, Harrison was discharged from the hospital and returned home.
“By all accounts, he’s now doing great,” his representative said at the time.
His wife, Agripina “Angie” Polushkin, and other family members remained by his side throughout the health scare. Rick and Angie married earlier this year, first in Las Vegas and later during a destination celebration in Cancun.
Tracy’s death adds to several difficult losses the Harrison family has endured in recent years.
Rick’s son Adam Harrison died in January 2024 at age 39 from an accidental drug overdose involving fentanyl and methamphetamine. Rick’s father and longtime “Pawn Stars” castmate Richard “Old Man” Harrison died in 2018.
Despite his recent surgery, Harrison has reportedly been recovering at home as his family now mourns Tracy’s death.
“Pawn Stars” first premiered in 2009 and turned Rick, his father Richard, son Corey Harrison and family friend Austin “Chumlee” Russell into some of reality television’s most recognizable personalities.
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