Today is Fallen Agents Day – 2026

Thursday February 26^th, 2026

A Day of Remembrance for the Fallen and Forgotten

Today marks the sixth year of our call for an industry-wide day of remembrance to honor murdered repossession agents. 2025 was marked by a fortunate break in seven straight years of repossession murders. And while this is a respite in tragedy, we must never forget the long list of known Repossessors who have tragically lost their lives in the line of duty.

As is now the tradition, we observe Fallen Agents Day on February 26^th which is an intended day dedicated for reflecting on and commemorate the far too many brave individuals who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their profession.

This year, we were blessed to not need to add any new names to this already too long list but we have been provided with some more information on two agents whose lives were tragically ended far too short.

A Family Reaches Out

Today is Fallen Agents Day – 2026 — 29-year-old Rick Tallon (L) and 26-year-old Mark Brian Rider (R)

Rick Tallon and Brian Rider – While these two agents murders were known, our November 2025 article on their deaths caught the attention of Rick Tallon’s two surviving daughters who were both surprised and grateful for our remembrance of their lives.

They shared the following with me:

Cindy Tallon: Hello I am Rick Tallon’s daughter. My sister found the article on ancestry . Then I came across the website. We were surprised to see that someone wrote about our dads murder. It is our reality of how dangerous repoing can be. I was six when my dad was killed. I still remember going on “safe” repos with him. I have searched online for years trying to find info on my dads murder and about Groninger but I had no luck. I figured it was cuz it happened before internet. How did you hear about my dad and Marks murders? Thank you for your time.

Karen Tallon: I was shocked to find out someone wrote a book about all the murders. Not a lot of people know but my dad and uncle Mark were never warned about the dangers they were walking into. There was a man who attempted to get the truck and the murder told that man to get lost they sent someone else out and at that time the murder showed his gun and told him to get lost and the next person who attempted to take his truck will be shot with out warning.

Well they sent my dad and uncle Mark out and that was that. My uncle Steve was supposed to be with my dad that night but uncle Mark and uncle Steve were upset with each other so uncle Steve stayed back while my dad and uncle Mark went out.

My uncle Steve use to tell me stories about my dad it felt like in a way I still had part of my dad with me. My uncle Steve passed Nov 20th from a heart attack. He left the repo life after my dad was killed and moved to Illinois it’s been difficult. I own a grandfather clock that the company had for whoever racked in the most cars well it was my dad who won that clock I still have it.

I remember going on repos and the last time I went on a repo run some guy wacked my dad in the head with a 2×4 it knocked him for a loop but didn’t knock him down and that was apparently very scary for the guy who hit him because he took off running. I never went on another repo again.

My Dad was a hands on parent he was very happy being a dad. We had a gumball machine is kids always thought we had to use our quarters until one day I see dad just walk over and turn the handle and hot tamales came rolling out lol my dad always played silly tricks on us. I remember no matter where we lived my dad always had to have grass a tree a fireplace and a pool every weekend was a family bbq at our home kids would swim adults to but mostly hung around laughing and bbq .

I remember growing up not understanding why my dad was taken why I’ll never have a father daughter dance I’ll never have a camping trip again I’ll never have him walk me down the isle . I’m sorry I wrote so much I just wanted you to know a little bit about one of the men you wrote about. I ordered a book the second I found out about it. I learned about the book yesterday and had to tell my sister Cindy .

My sister Christina killed herself in April and my brother passed a few years back my mom passed 2013 it’s just me and Cindy now. I did contact my dad’s family in Maryland told them you wrote a book about the murders in the repo business. Thank you for not letting all these men just be forgotten! Thank you for taking the time to read this email.

As you read the list of names below, please remember, like yourselves, each of these men were someone to someone else.

Why This Date?

This date was chosen was chosen to commemorate that deadly night in 1994 that Houston repossession agent Tommy Deen Morris was murdered on a double assigned repossession account. Tragically, the police and DA refused to press charges.

Don’t Forget to Remember - Fallen Agents Day — Tommy Deen Morris

Please join us in observing Fallen Agents Day on Thursday, February 26^th

This year, “Fallen Agents Day”, as it has become known, marks the 32nd anniversary of this miscarriage of justice.

Since the dawn of repo industry, these tragedies were swept under the rug and forgotten. But for every agent killed, there were families and friends whose wounds never healed. Lives destroyed over a stupid car. And with the names of the three more men added to this dark roll, it is more appropriate than ever that we show our love and support for the families, agencies and coworkers of these men both past and present.

With that in mind, we are again requesting that all those who wish to show their unity in honoring those murdered in the line of duty by the wearing of black arm bands in their memory.

Say A Name

As an alternate form of remembrance, it was suggested by one agency owner, that we adopt a practice employed by a group known as “Wreaths Across America.” It is their practice that as they lay a wreath on the grave stones of fallen veterans that they also say their name out loud. By doing so, that person is not forgotten.

Even without the availability of wreaths or graves to lay them on, we can still employ this tradition in our own ways. Be it writing the name of a fallen agent on a whiteboard for the day, lighting a candle and saying their name or sharing their name and any details felt worthy of sharing on a bulletin to staff can ensure that the memories of duty and sacrifice that each of these men have suffered is never forgotten.

Below is a list of the names that I have located and links to their stories. Those not linked occurred before the internet era and can be found in my book, Repo Blood.;

Ablon, Alvin S. – Barber, Floyd “Rich” – Beckham, Antonio – Blackwell, Robert C. – Britt, Lonnie – Campbell, Edwin Joe – Carlin, Cody – Clark, Clarence E. – Clark, Ronald D.- Click, Jayson – Connor, Troy – Garcia, Edward S.- Grier, Khyre’ – Hodges, William – Hostetler, Gregory – Hughes, Steven – Humphries, Elwood – Jacobson, Jack – Johnson, Allan – Jones, Jesse – LaPrairie, Blaine – Lawson, Steve – Lewandowski, Tom – Lowe, Jeffrey –David, Manno – Michael, Martin Curtis – McCracken, Gary – McGuigan, William – Medqueaux, Jorie Thos. – Miller, Terry – Montero, Junior Jordan – Morgan, Steve – Morris, Tommy Deen – Nielsen, Tim – Passingham, Frank – Peters, John Henry – Pierce, Kevin Sr. – Purple, Will S. – Reardon, Bernard – Ridder, Mark Brian – Rivera, Wilfred – Robins, Jeffery Scott – Rose, Allen – Russell, Brandon – Russell, Graylon – Russell, William Elmer – Sharp, William Paul – Showell, Todd – Sutton, Gary Lee – Tallon, Rick – Thomas, Brandon – Thompson, Allen – Visee, Gregory Allen (A.k.a. Kegger), Wainwright, Buster – Wright, Brendon Keith