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: March 20, 1986
Date of Death: February 14, 2018
Age at Death: 32
State/Province: Georgia / USA
Anthony Jensen was on the access road to the Interstate on February 14, delivering gas to a stranded motorist. As Anthony was… Read More
Date of Birth: June 12, 1955
Date of Death: October 26, 2014
Age at Death: 59
State/Province: Florida / United States
Early the morning of October 26, 2014, found Arnold Metellus working as a Road Ranger assisting motorists on the interstate. … Read More
Date of Birth: August 13, 1963
Date of Death: February 28, 2014
Age at Death: 50
State/Province: Ohio /
Arthur Bryant was born on August 13 1963. On February 282014 Arthur was assisting another driver in moving a semi-trailer… Read More
Date of Birth: September 17, 1936
Date of Death: December 28, 2007
Age at Death: 71
State/Province: Alabama /
Arthur was born on September 17 1936. On August 112007 Arthur was assaulted at his towing and repair business Wilson’s… Read More
Date of Birth: December 14, 1946
Date of Death: December 14, 1946
Age at Death: 50
State/Province: Tennessee /
Mr. Collier was driving on a main thoroughfare through Nashville when he hit a saw horse where work was being… Read More
Date of Birth: March 8, 1996
Date of Death: February 26, 2021
Age at Death: 23
State/Province: Florida / USA
On February 1, 2021, Austin Gayne and a mechanic were in the process of towing a dump truck. At the… Read More
Date of Birth: January 1, 1970
Date of Death: June 1, 2002
Age at Death:
State/Province: California /
Mr. Baltazar's Truck blew a rear tire and he pulled over to inspect it. Another vehicle struck the vehicle he… Read More
Date of Birth: January 1, 1970
Date of Death: July 3, 2016
Age at Death: 30
State/Province: IL / USA
Barbara Pettis was driving her tow truck in the early morning hours of July 3, 2016, when an intoxicated driver… Read More