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Frank Imholte, Nat'l Auction Association Hall Of Fame Inductee, Proud To See Family Following In His Footsteps

He was driven to the craft by seeing his childhood school bus driver auctioneering.

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September 6, 2023

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — For over 40 years, Col. Frank Imholte has sold it all in the real estate and personal property auction business: farm machinery, tools, antiques, guns, and furniture. He has been calling bids with family by his side.

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"He went to auction school in 1979, when I was pregnant with our first child Andy," said Peg Imholte, Frank's wife, and co-founder of Black Diamond Auctions.

He was driven to the craft by seeing his childhood school bus driver auctioneering.

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