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.
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 Live Stream
Aubrey B. Collier
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
Austin Daniel Gayne
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
Baltazar F. LaBorte
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
Barbara C. Pettis
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
Baudelio Y. Perez
Date of Birth: December 30, 1958
Date of Death: May 15, 2020
Age at Death: 58
State/Province: California / US
Baudelio Perez, also known as Angelo, was loading a vehicle on the side of a state highway on May 15, 2017.… Read More
Benjamin C. Tripp
Date of Birth: August 6, 1982
Date of Death: February 13, 2017
Age at Death: 34
State/Province: North Carolina / US
The afternoon of February 13, 2017, Benjamin Tripp was working in the back lot of the company reloading large bags of concrete… Read More
Benny G. Sprinkle
Date of Birth: September 24, 1959
Date of Death: January 19, 2019
Age at Death: 59
State/Province: North Carolina /
On Saturday evening, January 19, Benny Sprinkle was responding to a call to pick up a vehicle that had hydroplaned… Read More
Bernard Sheehan
Date of Birth: May 18, 1926
Date of Death: January 1, 1970
Age at Death: 59
State/Province: Massachusetts /
Bernard “Red” Sheehan was born on May 18 1926. Red was the owner of Red’s Exxon. In September of 1985… Read More