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: November 6, 1937
Date of Death: December 26, 2004
Age at Death: 67
State/Province: Oregon /
Mr. Erickson was answering a late night call to pull a stranded motorist out of the snow. He was shot… Read More
Date of Birth: January 7, 1960
Date of Death: September 4, 1994
Age at Death: 34
State/Province: New York /
Mr. Hewitt was struck by a motor home as he worked to load a disabled vehicle. The motor home stopped… Read More
Date of Birth: March 20, 1973
Date of Death: May 18, 2008
Age at Death: 35
State/Province: Ohio /
Mr. Shilling was attaching a car from a earlier wreck to the tow truck when he was struck by a… Read More
Date of Birth: May 5, 1982
Date of Death: October 19, 2004
Age at Death: 22
State/Province: Maryland /
Michael was born on May 5 1982. He had only been on the job for two weeks on October 19… Read More
Date of Birth: August 1, 1965
Date of Death: October 12, 2003
Age at Death: 38
State/Province: Florida /
Mr. Grisham was hit by a "Road Ranger" (private drivers hired by the Florida Department of Transportation to roam and… Read More
Date of Birth: February 5, 1966
Date of Death: April 27, 2009
Age at Death: 43
State/Province: Ohio /
One of Mr. Justice's front tires blew on his wrecker sending it across lanes into the median. The truck tumbled… Read More
Date of Birth: January 1, 1970
Date of Death: February 23, 2015
Age at Death: 29
State/Province: CA / USA
Michael Bowers tow truck broke down on the side of the highway in West Sacramento the night of February 23,… Read More
Date of Birth: July 23, 1985
Date of Death: January 28, 2018
Age at Death: 32
State/Province: Pennsylvania / USA
On the evening of January 28, 2018, Michael House was on the shoulder of the Interstate working to load a vehicle on his… Read More