SR401 - In memory of Eva Marie Coe of Tyler.

        SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 401       In Memory   of   Eva Marie Coe            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 fiancé, 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.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate