TITLE: In memory of Eva Marie Coe of Tyler.

SUMMARY: In memory of Eva Marie Coe of Tyler.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The passing of Eva Marie Coe of Tyler on February 18, 2025, at the age of 56, concluded a remarkable life of service in the ministry; and WHEREAS, The former "Eve" Alvarez was born in Napoleon, Ohio, on August 6, 1968, to Leonel and Eva Alvarez, and she grew up with six siblings; she was born again at the age of 17, and she went on to marry the love of her life and her ministry partner, Jeremy Coe; over the course of a fulfilling marriage spanning 26 years, the couple raised four children, Casandra, Brenton, Jeremy, and Raquel; they also experienced the joy of welcoming six grandchildren into their treasured family; and WHEREAS, After traveling full time for about a decade, Mrs. Coe and her husband moved to Henderson, where they founded the nondenominational Just As You Are Church in 2001; the couple relocated their ministry to Tyler as Real Life Church in 2013, and three years later, they sold their church building to focus on prison ministry; in 2021, Mr. and Mrs. Coe launched Real Talk,a weekly radio program for prisoners that aired in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana; it expanded and became Real Vida TV in 2023, producing audio and video podcasts for viewers both inside and outside of prison walls; the program has since reached millions of prisoners in every state and countless fans around the world; affectionately known as "Mama Eve, the mother of all prisoners," Mrs. Coe served for more than 35 years in the ministry, speaking and singing in English and Spanish at churches, prisons, and schools on three continents; and WHEREAS, An engaged citizen and an admired spiritual leader, Eve Coe leaves behind a legacy that will long be remembered by all those who were blessed to know her; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Eva Marie Coe and extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: to her husband, Jeremy Daniel Coe; to her children, Casandra Grace Aguilar and her fianc , Zach Gerken, Brenton Lee Coe, Jeremy Daniel Coe II and his wife, Sarah, and Raquel Belen Coe; to her grandchildren, Mitchell, Natalie, Josiah, Jocelyn, Damon, and Navaeh; to her father, Leonel Alvarez; to her mother, Eva Torres Alvarez; to her siblings, Jane Rosario and her husband, Sullivan, Richard Alvarez, Maria Alvarez and her husband, Frank Azok, Alice Bower, Bertha Valenti and her husband, Sam, and Leonel Alvarez Jr. and his wife, Natalie; and to her many other relatives and friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Eve Coe. Hughes President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on April 14, 2025, by a rising vote.