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Key Points Rick Harrison’s mother, Joanne Harrison, died at 85 in Las Vegas. Fans posted condolences and prayers for the Pawn Stars personality on social media. Harrison recently announced his engagement amid ongoing personal family losses. Pawn Stars personality Rick Harrison suffered a devastating loss, the death of his mother, Joanne Harrison—and prayers poured in for the History Channel star. On Wednesday, Nov. 5, Joanne died at 85 at a Las Vegas hospital, Rick’s rep, Laura Herlovich, told TMZ. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 No other details about Joanne’s cause of death were revealed. As of writing, Rick has not addressed the loss on social media. In January 2024, Harrison’s son, Adam, died in January 2024 from an accidental fentanyl and methamphetamine overdose. His father, “The Old Man,” died in 2018 from Parkinson’s disease. Oops! We’re unable to load this content right now. View directly on Instagram On social media, fans showered Harrison with prayers and condolences, with one X user writing, “Sorry for your loss.” Another X user shared, “Awww that’s so sad. My condolences are with Rick and his family. 😭💔🙏.” Someone else echoed, “My condolences to her family and friends. 🙏🏾🕊️.” A different X user wrote, “Awwwwwww oh noo. 😢 This is a major loss 😞🙏🙏😢😢💔💔.” Meanwhile, yet another fan commented via X, “Ouch. The old man just can’t catch a break can he 😞.” On Instagram, one fan commented, “She’s in the heavens now sitting high on that rock resting in the clouds. Tears of strength and am so sorry for your loss. 🙏🏻 ❤️.” Another Instagram user wrote, “R.I.P. sorry for your loss 🕊️🙏.” Someone else shared, “Prayers to the family so much loss 🙏🙏.” Oops! We’re unable to load this content right now. View directly on Instagram In March, Rick, 60, announced his engagement via Instagram to his girlfriend, Angie Polushkin, 42, declaring, “She said yes!” So far, Pawn Stars has aired for 24 seasons on the History Channel after premiering in 2009. Pawn Stars is available to stream on Netflix and Hulu.
