Wall of the Fallen
On September 9, 2006, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, members of the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum (ITRHFM) gathered on the museum grounds for the official dedication ceremony of the Wall of the Fallen, a monument to honor towing operators killed in the line of service generously funded by the MILLER FOUNDATION.
The mission statement of the Wall of the Fallen reads: “To honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, to generate public awareness of the dangers involved in the towing and recovery industry and to permanently record and commemorate those involved in fatalities in the towing and recovery industry.”
Wall of the Fallen Ceremony 2024
Date of Birth: February 3, 1991
Date of Death: October 6, 2017
Age at Death: 26
State/Province: Arizona / USA
Alfredo Palencia was working to tow a vehicle from an apartment complex on October 6, 2017. After he loaded the SUV, a… Read More
Date of Birth: October 20, 1987
Date of Death: July 21, 2016
Age at Death: 28
State/Province: Texas / US
Allen Reed was riding in the passenger seat of a flatbed training a new hire to the company. As the new hire… Read More
Date of Birth: July 20, 1975
Date of Death: February 23, 2011
Age at Death: 36
State/Province: Colorado /
Allen was born on July 20 1975. Allen was an Iraqi war veteran and father of two. On February 23… Read More
Date of Birth: March 26, 1981
Date of Death: September 30, 2007
Age at Death: 26
State/Province: /
Miss Frizzley was killed in a crash with a SUV that was speeding the wrong way on a one way… Read More
Date of Birth: August 27, 1968
Date of Death: September 15, 2015
Age at Death: 47
State/Province: Florida / United States
Andres Garcia-Boligan was working as a Road Ranger the afternoon of September 15, 2015. Andres was working to slow down… Read More
Date of Birth: October 13, 1988
Date of Death: January 4, 2012
Age at Death: 24
State/Province: Pennsylvania /
On January 42012 Andy was loading a disabled pickup truck onto his rollback when he was struck and killed by… Read More
Date of Birth: December 25, 1996
Date of Death: January 1, 2020
Age at Death: 23
State/Province: Illinois / USA
In the early morning hours of the first day of 2020, Andrew Dove was working alongside the expressway loading the… Read More
Date of Birth: August 12, 1972
Date of Death: August 9, 2009
Age at Death: 36
State/Province: Virginia /
Andy lost his life after he was struck by a drunk driver while loading a disabled auto onto a tow… Read More