Slain New York EMT so beloved that family and friends hold a SECOND wake in as many days so everyone can come and pay their respects

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Grieving relatives, friends and colleagues of FDNY emergency medical technician Yadira Arroyo streamed into a Bronx funeral home for a second day in a row to pay tribute to the murdered mother-of-five.

Arroyo, known as 'Yadi' to her friends, was killed when she was responding to an emergency call for a pregnant woman on March 16 with EMT partner Monique Williams.

The pair were flagged down and told Jose Gonzalez, 25, was riding in the back bumper of their rig. 

Another day of mourning: FDNY officers in dress uniforms and white caps are seen standing in a tent outside a Bronx funeral home on Friday, awaiting for Yadira Arroyo's wake to get under way 

Arroyo's devastated colleagues embraced outside the mortuary on Hunter Avenue, which was hosting the two-day wake 

Remembering 'Yadi': Arroyo, known as 'Yadi' to her friends, was killed when she was responding to an emergency call for a pregnant woman on March 16

Arroyo's co-workers at the FDNY wore a black marks of mourning on their shields in honor of the 44-year-old EMT

When they tried to confront Gonzalez, he jumped into the driver's seat and ran 44-year-old Arroyo down. 

The first wake for Arroyo was held on Thursday, but the woman's family added a second memorial because Joseph A. Lucchese Funeral Home could not accommodate all the people seeking to pay their respects to the beloved paramedic in a single day.

Fellow FDNY officers, decked out in their crisp dress uniforms and white gloves and caps, began lining up outside the mortuary early Friday afternoon, finding shelter from the rain in several fire engine-red tents emblazoned with the words 'Fire Department City of New York,' which have been set up along the wall of the funeral home to shield them from the elements. 

Picture says it all: Two women showed up at the memorial, accompanied by a boy, while wearing customized T-shirt bearing Yadira Arroyo's photo 

A trio of FDNY officers are carrying a pink bouquet on their way to Arroyo's wake on Friday in The Bronx

A flat-screen TV was set up on a table outside the venue displaying a slideshow of photographs depicting Arroyo and her five children

Friday marks the final day of the memorial for Arroyo, who was killed a week prior in The Bronx

A woman in civilian clothing is pictured sobbing against the backdrop of FDNY officers on Friday

Most of city’s agencies were represented at the wake, including the FDNY and NYPD. Even members of Hatzolah, a volunteer emergency medical service catering to the Jewish community, were on hand for the memorial.

A flat-screen TV was set up on a table outside the venue displaying a slideshow of photographs depicting Arroyo and her five children.

In anticipation of the wake, unformed FDNY officers milled about outside the funeral parlor, chatting among themselves and exchanging embraces.     

On the first day of the wake, thousands of people gathered in The Bronx to pay their respects to the highly regarded paramedic who lost her life in the line of duty last week.

A group of police officers are seen approaching the funeral home on day 2 of Yadira Arroyo's wake 

A member of Hatzolah, a volunteer emergency medical service catering to the Jewish community, is pictured at the wake

Yadira Arroyo (left), a 44-year-old mother of five children, was killed on March 16 after Jose Gonzalez (right) carjacked her ambulance and ran her over

Mourners gathered at the Joseph A. Lucchese Funeral Home in the Van Nest neighborhood of the Bronx on Thursday

Footage of the incident that ended Yadira Arroyo's life showed her partner Monique Williams sobbing over the EMT's body before launching herself at Jose Gonzalez who had been handcuffed on the ground by police.

When he was finally apprehended, those on the scene said he was 'incoherent' and talking to himself erratically.

Gonzalez has a criminal history of 31 arrests and six stays in a psychiatric ward. 

The sons on Yadira Arroyo are pictured leaving their mother's wake on Thursday. She was a mother of five children

The two-day wake for mother of five began Thursday and continued Friday at the Joseph A. Lucchese Funeral Home

Hundreds of FDNY officials dressed in white caps and gloves formed a guard of honor in front of the funeral home on Morris Park Avenue on Thursday, while a sea of navy blue stretched along Hunt Avenue as her EMT colleagues gathered to pay respect to their fallen comrade.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. was among those who spoke to pay tribute to Arroyo, NBC New York reports.

'This is really a show of support for someone who was truly a hero,' he said. 'It is tragic, it's hurtful, it is painful, but her life and legacy will continue to be celebrated through her sons.'

A woman leaves the funeral of New York EMT Yadira Arroyo surrounded by her colleagues who formed a guard of honor

He also expressed his condolences to Arroyo's family, who live in the Bronx. 

EMS Bronx Division Commander Alvin Suriel added: 'Everybody has seen the video, she fought. Because somebody is taking your ambulance, what are they going to do with the ambulance? Are they going to commit the next terrorist attack? Are they going to run over 10 people on the block?' 

While FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said: 'She certainly lived as a hero, and died as a hero for the city.' 

Gonzalez was due to face a Bronx court on Wednesday but waived his right to appear as more than 200 of Arroyo's fellow EMTs filled a hallway outside the courtroom in a show of solidarity.

Family, friends, and colleagues were moved to tears as they came together to pay their final respects to the E.M.T.

Gonzalez's lawyer told the court his client was in poor physical condition and added that he would not testify in front of a grand jury.  

The case was adjourned until next month. Gonzalez is being held without bail on charges of murder, grand larceny and operating a vehicle impaired by drugs.

Arroyo's colleagues have vowed to attend all of Gonzalez's future court dates as they slammed him for not attending.

'Obviously, he does not have the courage to appear and face the family and the EMTs and paramedics,' EMTs union President Israel Miranda said. 

Among the responders outside the packed courtroom on Wednesday was Arroyo's devastated EMT partner Monique Williams who was with her when she was killed