Ron Shirley
Birth Name:
Ron Shirley
Fast Facts
- Donated abandoned property from his company's storage shed to homeless people living in a tent city on Highway 70
- Started hosting an annual barbeque for people who have had their cars repossessed by his company
- 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
- Considers himself a poetry buff with some of his favorite writers being Edgar Allen Poe and Walt Whitman
- Wrote a book called "Lizard Tales: The Wit & Wisdom of Ron Shirley․"