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who is frank married to on american pickers
The antique collector, Frank Fritz, was married to a mystery woman but they went their separate ways.
is frank fritz dating anyone
Frank Fritz is dating a woman named Diane
does frank fritz have an illness
Frank Fritz is using part of his newfound celebrity to become a public face for Crohn's disease, which he was diagnosed with about 25 years ago.

Question: what did frank do before becoming a collector
Self-contained rewrite: what did frank fritz do before becoming an antique collector