The two brothers had grown up within the brick home, stated J.P. Garza, 51. “In the 70s and 80s, it got hot,” he stated. “But this was a different kind of heat. This is magnifying-the-sun-on-top-of-ants kind of heat. This is beyond anything we’ve had before.”

The brothers didn’t get alongside properly, the youthful Mr. Garza stated; they fought continuously and infrequently stored to themselves contained in the small home, the place the temperature on sizzling days was usually increased inside than out.

“We really didn’t talk about how hot it was, other than him saying, ‘Man, it’s really hot,’ or ‘Oh man, it’s super hot in there,’” Mr. Garza stated of his older brother. “I told him, just open the windows, get yourself a couple of box fans, have one blowing in one direction and out the other.” He stated his brother purchased an oscillating fan that supplied little reduction.

Early on the morning of June 21, Mr. Garza discovered his brother collapsed on the ground of the lounge. He struggled to get his brother up, making use of their aunt’s cane. “He just looked at me all dazed and said, ‘Thanks, man,’ and went back into his room,” Mr. Garza stated. “We weren’t the very talkative types.”

Mr. Garza stated he started to develop involved later within the morning when his brother didn’t emerge for breakfast and there was no noise from the room. His brother appreciated to sleep late, however not that late.

“I told my tia, this is starting to get weird,” he stated. He knocked on the door round 2 p.m., he stated, after which pulled on it, however discovered it was latched.

Finally, Mr. Garza went round outdoors the home, eliminated one of many damaged air-conditioners from a window, and peered inside.

“I saw him, just stiff as a board,” he stated as he sat within the shade simply outdoors the room the place his brother died. “I never got along that great with him, but it brought a tear to my eye, because after all, he is my brother.”