Eve Helen Szmulewicz Linnville, 88, a resident of Pensacola, FL passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014. Eve was born on May 4th, 1926, in Toul, France. Her parents were Max and Yvonne Szmulewicz. Her father was a Polish Jew who immigrated to France and her mother, a French Catholic. Her older sister, Jeannine Calzavarra currently resides in France. Eve's early life was filled with the Nazi occupation of her country, loss of Jewish relatives in the concentration camps, hiding from the Germans for fear of discovering her Jewish heritage, and working for the French Resistance. In late life, she wrote an unpublished fictional account about the war, and her heroine used to pass messages along for the Resistance, a dangerous mission, which is probably what she did in reality as a young woman. Near the end of World War II, she met a handsome American lieutenant on a blind double-date who was stationed outside of Paris. His name was Emory Linnville. She fell in love with him. Her family loved him. In two short years, they were married at Christ Church in Pensacola, FL; and so began a 61-year marriage complete with three children, Steven, Jeannine and Matthew. Eve had learned English in school, but she immersed herself in the language and southern culture while living among her in-laws. Her French accent was not heavy and overpowering, because she had mastered the American accent in her English. Eve loved to read, loved to write and loved to paint. The family treasures her paintings. She was a housewife, but decided she would become a nurse and got her Licensed Practical Nurse degree at Pensacola Junior College. She worked as an LPN for two years, but the pains of a severe back injury kept her from continuing which became a life-long chronic condition that she no longer suffers in heaven. Eve was devoted to her husband and her children. She was the one who helped them with their school assignments, school projects or school misadventures. How proud she was of each of her children and how terrible she felt when they suffered some hurt. Her son, Steven became a psychologist in the Navy, her daughter, Jeannine an airline stewardess and her young son, Matthew became a photographer. She unexpectedly lost both her daughter and her husband in 2009, three months apart. Eve's Christian faith grew with age and wisdom. Although she could no longer physically attend church, she read her Bible daily and prayed to God constantly. She said her oldest son was her "pastor" because they would talk about heaven and the joyful day she would cross over into heaven. That day was Friday, August 29th, 2014. Eve is survived by her two sons; Steven and Matthew; her daughter-in-law, Vaunzell and grandson, Emory. Private family visitation will be held at 2pm Wednesday, September 3, 2014. Graveside services will be held at 2pm Friday, September 5, 2014 at Bayview Memorial Park. Pastor Ken Griffin officiating the services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Food Pantry in her name at Marcus Pointe Baptist Church, 6205 North "W" St., Pensacola, FL 32505. Special thanks to Mrs. Mary Keith, her husband Kenny and all her family for taking such good care of her in her final months of life; and deepest appreciation to Emerald Coast Hospice for their care of Mom over the past two years.