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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 401
2- In Memory
3- of
4- Eva Marie Coe
1+89R23302 EME-D
2+ By: Hughes S.R. No. 401
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7+ R E S O L U T I O N
58 WHEREAS, The passing of Eva Marie Coe of Tyler on
6- February 18, 2025, at the age of 56, concluded a remarkable life
7- of service in the ministry; and
8- WHEREAS, The former "Eve" Alvarez was born in Napoleon,
9- Ohio, on August 6, 1968, to Leonel and Eva Alvarez, and she grew
10- up with six siblings; she was born again at the age of 17, and she
11- went on to marry the love of her life and her ministry partner,
12- Jeremy Coe; over the course of a fulfilling marriage spanning 26
13- years, the couple raised four children, Casandra, Brenton,
14- Jeremy, and Raquel; they also experienced the joy of welcoming
15- six grandchildren into their treasured family; and
9+ February 18, 2025, at the age of 56, concluded a remarkable life of
10+ service in the ministry; and
11+ WHEREAS, The former "Eve" Alvarez was born in Napoleon, Ohio,
12+ on August 6, 1968, to Leonel and Eva Alvarez, and she grew up with
13+ six siblings; she was born again at the age of 17, and she went on to
14+ marry the love of her life and her ministry partner, Jeremy Coe;
15+ over the course of a fulfilling marriage spanning 26 years, the
16+ couple raised four children, Casandra, Brenton, Jeremy, and Raquel;
17+ they also experienced the joy of welcoming six grandchildren into
18+ their treasured family; and
1619 WHEREAS, After traveling full time for about a decade,
17- Mrs. Coe and her husband moved to Henderson, where they founded
18- the nondenominational Just As You Are Church in 2001; the couple
19- relocated their ministry to Tyler as Real Life Church in 2013,
20- and three years later, they sold their church building to focus
21- on prison ministry; in 2021, Mr. and Mrs. Coe launched Real Talk,
22- a weekly radio program for prisoners that aired in Texas, New
23- Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana; it expanded and became Real Vida
24- TV in 2023, producing audio and video podcasts for viewers both
25- inside and outside of prison walls; the program has since reached
26- millions of prisoners in every state and countless fans around
27- the world; affectionately known as "Mama Eve, the mother of all
28- prisoners," Mrs. Coe served for more than 35 years in the
29- ministry, speaking and singing in English and Spanish at
30- churches, prisons, and schools on three continents; and
31- WHEREAS, An engaged citizen and an admired spiritual
32- leader, Eve Coe leaves behind a legacy that will long be
33- remembered by all those who were blessed to know her; now,
34- therefore, be it
35- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
36- Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Eva Marie Coe and
37- extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: to her
38- husband, Jeremy Daniel Coe; to her children, Casandra Grace
39- Aguilar and her fiancé, Zach Gerken, Brenton Lee Coe, Jeremy
40- Daniel Coe II and his wife, Sarah, and Raquel Belen Coe; to her
41- grandchildren, Mitchell, Natalie, Josiah, Jocelyn, Damon, and
42- Navaeh; to her father, Leonel Alvarez; to her mother, Eva Torres
43- Alvarez; to her siblings, Jane Rosario and her husband, Sullivan,
44- Richard Alvarez, Maria Alvarez and her husband, Frank Azok, Alice
45- Bower, Bertha Valenti and her husband, Sam, and Leonel Alvarez Jr.
46- and his wife, Natalie; and to her many other relatives and friends;
47- and, be it further
20+ Mrs. Coe and her husband moved to Henderson, where they founded the
21+ nondenominational Just As You Are Church in 2001; the couple
22+ relocated their ministry to Tyler as Real Life Church in 2013, and
23+ three years later, they sold their church building to focus on
24+ prison ministry; in 2021, Mr. and Mrs. Coe launched Real Talk, a
25+ weekly radio program for prisoners that aired in Texas, New Mexico,
26+ Oklahoma, and Louisiana; it expanded and became Real Vida TV in
27+ 2023, producing audio and video podcasts for viewers both inside
28+ and outside of prison walls; the program has since reached millions
29+ of prisoners in every state and countless fans around the world;
30+ affectionately known as "Mama Eve, the mother of all prisoners,"
31+ Mrs. Coe served for more than 35 years in the ministry, speaking and
32+ singing in English and Spanish at churches, prisons, and schools on
33+ three continents; and
34+ WHEREAS, An engaged citizen and an admired spiritual leader,
35+ Eve Coe leaves behind a legacy that will long be remembered by all
36+ those who were blessed to know her; now, therefore, be it
37+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
38+ hereby pay tribute to the memory of Eva Marie Coe and extend deepest
39+ condolences to the members of her family: to her husband, Jeremy
40+ Daniel Coe; to her children, Casandra Grace Aguilar and her fiancé,
41+ Zach Gerken, Brenton Lee Coe, Jeremy Daniel Coe II and his wife,
42+ Sarah, and Raquel Belen Coe; to her grandchildren, Mitchell,
43+ Natalie, Josiah, Jocelyn, Damon, and Navaeh; to her father, Leonel
44+ Alvarez; to her mother, Eva Torres Alvarez; to her siblings, Jane
45+ Rosario and her husband, Sullivan, Richard Alvarez, Maria Alvarez
46+ and her husband, Frank Azok, Alice Bower, Bertha Valenti and her
47+ husband, Sam, and Leonel Alvarez Jr. and his wife, Natalie; and to
48+ her many other relatives and friends; and, be it further
4849 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
49- prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
50- this day, it do so in memory of Eve Coe.
51- Hughes
52- ________________________________
53- President of the Senate
54- I hereby certify that the
55- above Resolution was adopted by
56- the Senate on April 14, 2025, by a
57- rising vote.
58- ________________________________
59- Secretary of the Senate
60- ________________________________
61- Member, Texas Senate
50+ prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
51+ day, it do so in memory of Eve Coe.