VIDEO: Saturday morning, hundreds filled a church in Jacksonville to remember the life and legacy of Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department firefighter Michael Freeland.
Freeland died Thursday, Nov. 11 while working a crash involving a U-Haul truck. There were live wires near the crash scene. At this time, his cause of death is under investigation. Freeland was a firefighter for over seven years. He was 36 years old and engaged to be married at the time of his death.
A procession of about 100 emergency vehicles, family and friends, ended at the evergreen cemetery, the final resting stop for firefighter Freeland.
"He was always in service to people he wanted people to feel good and to be okay," Toni Yates, a Family member, said.
At the Shiloh Metropolitan Church, colleagues, friends, and family members like Toni Yates remembered Freeland.