Started hosting an annual barbeque for people who have had their cars repossessed by his company
Donated abandoned property from his company's storage shed to homeless people living in a tent city on Highway 70
Became the Pastor of the Eastern Chapter of Dirt Church after reconnecting with his Christian roots
In 1998, he co-founded Lizard Lick Towing and Recovery, starting the business with a single truck and growing it to a fleet of 20 in the following years
Quote: "So many people, man, that influenced me growing up were poets and short-storytellers․"
Quote: "The most challenging part of this business is to love people who are being difficult․"
As President of Lizard Lick Towing and Recovery, he has been featured on several television series including "All Worked UP" and "Lizard Lick Towing․"
Conscious of his public image, he makes sure to never curse or throw a punch on television
Wrote a book called "Lizard Tales: The Wit & Wisdom of Ron Shirley․"
Considers himself a poetry buff with some of his favorite writers being Edgar Allen Poe and Walt Whitman