Daryl Wilson Named 2008 Tow Person of the Year

Our General Manager earned Washington State’s Tow Person of the Year Award, presented by the Towing and Recovery Association of Washington. Airport Towing GM Daryl Wilson has been an integral part of the company for nearly 9 years, dedicating himself and his time to the family business. He began his career in towing as an entry level driver with no prior experience in the industry and is now key to the success of our day to day operations. We applaud Daryl for his achievement and thank all TRAW members for recognizing him as an exemplary person within the towing industry.

 

2008 Tow Person of the Year Letter of Nomination for the Towing & Recovery Association of Washington

I would like to nominate Daryl Wilson of Airport Towing for the 2008 Tow Person of the Year award. Daryl’s strength and determination are the reasons why our business has been able to remain successful in the wake of the deaths of our CEO, Mark Storer, and his son Brian. 

Mark founded Airport Towing 20 years ago, and always had trouble finding drivers that could meet his expectations. Never has any employee exceeded those high standards as Daryl has. 

Over the past eight years Daryl has become a member of the Storer family. He is our hardest working driver, willing to run calls all day and night, never complaining and always learning. He earned the position of Driver Manager a few years ago, but never slowed down. 

For most of 2008 Daryl was running two drivers shorthanded, which included the help of Mark and Brian. When Daryl learned of their plane crash and sudden deaths, he knew what he had to do. He did everything possible to fill their roles and keep the company afloat. He took on new responsibilities given to him by Mark’s wife and co-owner, Lynette. He was determined to honor the memory of Mark and Brian and to save the family business from the void that was left by his two best drivers, and boss. He was motivated to ensure financial stability for the suffering Storer family, including Brian’s one and two year old sons. Daryl worked tirelessly to handle calls, maintain facilities, service the trucks, run the auctions, and step in wherever necessary. There is no task that Daryl refused to take on. 

Daryl is now our General Manager. Since the crash, he has successfully hired and trained three new drivers, sent four to TRAW towing classes, and has kept our facilities and equipment properly maintained. Without Daryl, these accomplishments would not have been possible. I would like TRAW to honor Daryl for his outstanding dedication to Airport Towing and to our industry. His selfless acts have been our saving grace. 

Thank you,

Jared Storer

Airport Towing