Rick Harrison remembered his son in a short Instagram post after his death was reported on Friday. Harrison shared a photo of his son Adam and himself at a restaurant.
Adam Harrison, the son of “Pawn Stars” creator and star Rick Harrison, has died at the age of 39, according to CBS affiliate KLAS.
“You will always be in my heart! I love you Adam,” Harrison wrote alongside a broken heart emoji.
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The post received celebrity recognition, including Donald Trump Jr.
“I’m so sorry man,” former President Donald Trump’s son wrote. Rick Harrison appeared at a Trump campaign rally in Las Vegas in 2016.
Corey Harrison, Adam's older brother, shared a childhood photo of the two of them in a bathtub.
“I will always love you Bubba,” he wrote.
KLAS said they received a statement from the Harrison family saying they were “extremely saddened by the passing of Adam.” Laura Herlovich, a press representative for Harrison, confirmed to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that Harrison's death was due to an overdose. The family asked for privacy as they mourned.
Rick Harrison has appeared in the reality series “Pawn Stars” since 2009. He and his father, Richard, who died in 2018, opened the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas in 1988, and the show focuses on the location, the sales and purchases there, and more. Corey Harrison and his childhood friend Austin Lee Russell, better known as Chumlee, also starred in the series.
Adam Harrison did not appear in the series.
Corey and Adam Harrison were Harrison's children with his first wife, Kim Harrison; The couple married in 1982 and divorced in 1985. He also has another son, Jake, with his second wife, Tracy Harrison, whom he married in 1986 and divorced in 2011. Harrison is currently married to Amanda Palmer.
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