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 23, 1975
Date of Death: June 2, 2005
Age at Death: 30
State/Province: /
Mr. Drees was killed along with a friend when 3 men entered his shop and stabbed both men to death. Read More
Date of Birth: July 6, 1961
Date of Death: February 6, 1993
Age at Death: 31
State/Province: Wisconsin /
While working under a car that he had towed back to the lot slipped off the chain and came down… Read More
Date of Birth: January 1, 1970
Date of Death: September 27, 2015
Age at Death: 52
State/Province: MA / USA
John Martins, 52, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at a Rhode Island Hospital in Providence from injuries sustained… Read More
Date of Birth: January 1, 1970
Date of Death: November 26, 2022
Age at Death: 31
State/Province: Oklahoma / United States
John Mills was working to load a car for towing on the shoulder of a state highway the evening of… Read More
Date of Birth: January 1, 1970
Date of Death: August 9, 2014
Age at Death: 67
State/Province: TX / USA
On the evening of August 9, 2014, John Barringer responded to a police rotation call for a truck in a… Read More
Date of Birth: April 4, 1979
Date of Death: August 6, 2000
Age at Death: 21
State/Province: Tennessee /
Mr. Cobble was helping a motorist that had ran out of gas. He was putting fuel in the car when… Read More
Date of Birth: May 25, 1991
Date of Death: December 10, 2016
Age at Death: 25
State/Province: Alabama / US
John Hubbard was working on the side of the Interstate to perform a tire change the morning of December 10, 2016. John… Read More
Date of Birth: February 26, 1968
Date of Death: August 7, 2018
Age at Death: 50
State/Province: California / USA
Jon Israel was on duty the morning of August 7, 2018 and his flatbed was positioned on the shoulder of the… Read More