Road closures will take effect in downtown Houston early Wednesday morning as the firefighters and other Houstonians gather for the funeral of Marcelo Garcia, according to a Tuesday news release. Garcia was killed in the line of duty Nov.

Today is the memorial services for fallen HFD firefighter Marcelo "OX" Garcia. Services began at 8 a.m. and will he moving to a church at another location. A woman is charged in the deadly fire that claimed his life.

This week, a community is honoring and remembering a Houston firefighter who died in the line of duty last week. Marcelo Garcia, 42, died Thursday after a wall fell on him as he was fighting a fire at a vacant warehouse on Houston's East End.

The firefighter procession will depart at 8 a.m. from Fire Station 8 at 1818 Louisiana St. before making its way to the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart at 1111 St. Joseph Pkwy. The memorial service begins at 9 a.

A public funeral service for Houston firefighter Marcelo “Ox" Garcia III starts at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, located at 111 St. Joseph Pkwy. in Houston. A separate, private viewing will be held for family and close friends.