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

Paul Wayne Taylor, Jr.

Date of Birth: May 21, 1992
Date of Death: June 9, 2018
Age at Death: 26
State/Province: Texas /
In the early morning hours of June 9, 2018, Paul Taylor, Jr. responded to a crash scene to tow one of… Read More

Perry W. Romine

Date of Birth: June 2, 1978
Date of Death: November 4, 2016
Age at Death: 38
State/Province: Alabama / US
Perry Romine was en route to tow a box truck on November 4, 2016.  As he traveled down the Interstate… Read More

Phillip F. Amsden

Date of Birth: October 26, 1947
Date of Death: November 5, 2010
Age at Death: 63
State/Province: Indiana /
Late the night of November 5, 2010, Phillip Amsden was working to change the right rear tire on a tractor… Read More

Phillip J.R. Smith

Date of Birth: October 9, 1988
Date of Death: January 17, 2022
Age at Death: 33
State/Province: Ontario / Canada
Phillip Smith was working in a blizzard on January 17, 2022. It was early afternoon and Phillip was assisting a motorist… Read More

Phillip Nolan

Date of Birth: August 23, 1981
Date of Death: December 23, 2001
Age at Death: 20
State/Province: /
Mr. Nolan's truck was en route to a call when he was reportedly cut off and rolled over. He was… Read More

R.C. Coulter

Date of Birth: December 26, 2024
Date of Death: December 28, 1983
Age at Death: 59
State/Province: Kentucky /
Mr. Coulter was responding to accident where a woman had ran off the road due to ice on the road.… Read More

Ralph E. Fox-Reynolds

Date of Birth: January 1, 1970
Date of Death: July 17, 2001
Age at Death:
State/Province: California /
While Mr. Fox-Reynolds was responding to a call he lost control of the the truck. After hitting the center divider… Read More

Ralph Henry Watrous, II

Date of Birth: January 15, 1973
Date of Death: September 10, 2017
Age at Death: 44
State/Province: Pennsylvania / USA
In the early morning hours of September 10, 2017, Ralph Watrous was working to assist a motorist on the side… Read More