Merle Tullos

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

I moved to Fayetteville, AR in 2019 with my wife to completely start over from scratch. We went without letting many know in hopes we could truly clean the slate. We began attending games in the Hog Pen at Baum Walker stadium and became great friends with people from all walks of life with one thing in common, our love for the Razorbacks. The pig face on my wrist represents those people who changed my life forever. It was with them that I began to realize my dreams were coming true.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

Here is a man who has made himself the way he wanted to in spite of the entire world who built him doing everything they could to extinguish his flame. They were never successful, and this is just the beginning.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would give half of it to The V Foundation and the other half to Ronald McDonald House. These are the charities I’m supporting in my new business opening within the next 30 days. I chose them in honor of the two people who have inspired me the most and are the greatest heroes you’ll ever meet, know, or hear about. I want the world to know their stories.