[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 159 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E913]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO DR. ROSE MARIE McCOY, PASTOR EMERITUS

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 29, 2023

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, today I wish to pay my deepest 
respect in tribute to a wonderful woman of God, Dr. Rose Marie McCoy, 
who passed from this earthly realm to her heavenly home on September 
13, 2023.
  A wife, mother, grandmother, pastor, caregiver, community role model, 
missionary and counselor, Dr. Rose Marie was born on September 24, 
1951, in Robbins, Illinois to parents Samuel Sr. and Jennie Eliza Merle 
Evans. Having accepted the Lord Jesus Christ in the Spring of 1976, 
Rose Marie dedicated her life in service and selfless devotion to 
others throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.
  Rose Marie met and married the love of her life Dr. William McCoy, 
over 57 years ago. Together they shared a love that withstood the test 
of time and created a strong family that will carry on their unique 
legacy. Rose Marie was steadfast in her commitment to the Lord, living 
each day as a living sacrifice that I am certain was holy and 
acceptable unto God, as her reasonable service.
  You may be asking how I know Dr. Rose Marie McCoy so well and in 
response, I'd say that I've known her and her husband Chief Apostle Dr. 
William McCoy for decades upon decades. I have worked alongside Drs. 
Rose and William McCoy throughout Chicago's southside in an effort to 
improve the lives of our neighbors, friends, children, and other 
vulnerable populations in our community.
  Dr. Rose Marie McCoy's enthusiasm for life and her dedication to 
others also showed in her work on behalf of the Brothers Keeper 
Outreach Church, which she co-founded with her husband. Additionally, 
Rose Marie was instrumental in development of the Brothers Keeper 
Community Resource Center and the International Pentecostal Assembly 
Ecumenical Faith and Community Action Network.
  Collectively, Rose Marie's efforts and dedication to faith-based 
community social services has helped change the lives of countless 
individuals for the better. In fact, I would posit that perhaps all of 
our lives have been made better off simply by our interaction and 
association with pastor, Dr. Rose Marie McCoy along life's journey. To 
know Rose Marie, was to know genuine love, faith and service. May this 
beautiful soul rest with the Lord in peace.
  To her family, including her husband Chief Apostle Dr. William McCoy 
and her children Victoria McCoy-Salter, Vanessa McCoy-Pulphus, Debracia 
McCoy Jones, Major Lee McCoy, and Otis McCoy, all of whom she leaves to 
carry on her works and love, I extend my sincerest condolences on your 
loved one's transition. I am truly grateful to Dr. Rose Marie McCoy, 
Pastor Emeritus for her tremendous contributions to so many in Chicago, 
Illinois, and our Nation. May God bless her, her family, and all of us.

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