Mourners will gather in downtown Houston on Wednesday morning to honor fallen Houston firefighter Marcelo Garcia. Garcia, 42, died last week after being trapped underneath a collapsed wall while responding to a fire at a warehouse in Houston's East End.

It’s a somber mood this morning, we gather here to lay our brother to rest,” HFD Captain and public information officer, Sedrick Robinett said.

Houston Firefighter Marcelo 'Ox' Garcia III is being remembered today by hundreds of colleagues from around the state and country. Garcia died last Wednesday in a collapse at a warehouse fire. His station assignment was unique -- in the neighborhood where he grew up. He often responded to calls from neighbors and others he or his family knew.

Marcelo Garcia was a ten-year veteran of HFD and proudly served the East Houston community, where he grew up. He spent several years working out of Fire Station 23.