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
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 14, 2025, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate