Lauren Virginia Hogan

TYLER – The memorial service for Lauren Virginia Hogan, 39, of Tyler will be held on Saturday October 4th, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at First Christian Church located in Tyler at the corner of S. Broadway Ave. and Loop 323 with Pastor Chris Pulliam, PhD officiating. Ms. Lauren Hogan passed away Friday September 26, 2025, at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler after a yearslong battle with cancer. She was born July 8, 1986, in Tyler, TX to Michael and Ann Hogan. Lauren was a fighter to the end; one member of her care team called her a ‘walking miracle’. The family will be wearing blue at the service to highlight colon cancer awareness. Lauren graduated from T.K. Gorman High School and was a member of Green Acres Baptist Church. She participated in many church-sponsored events including basketball, choir, and several mission trips in Central and South America. Making beautiful art was one of Lauren’s favorite pastimes. Her mother would join her at community art events where they honed their skills and enjoyed each other’s company. Lauren was fond of giving her family and friends mementos, which she created. Her love for painting was an extension of her loving, caring, and creative personality. Lauren was always game for a joke or some bit of humor. And she always called out any quirky behavior from those around her. Kourage Health was an important part of Lauren’s cancer journey. Her oncologist recommended that she keep moving through light exercise as much as possible. Lauren’s father was tireless in joining Lauren at her exercise sessions at Kourage several times a week for over two years. They enjoyed this time together and her exercise regimen with her father’s help kept her strong and self-sufficient for longer than anyone thought possible. In addition to exercise, a retired oncologist and family friend recommended that Lauren should seek out a part-time job in the community to maintain as many connections with her peer group as possible. Fresh by Brookshires in Tyler hired her to work four hours on Sundays and was flexible with her chemo side effects. The Hogan family is grateful to Fresh and the Brookshire family for all their community support activities and helping Lauren with her cancer journey. Lauren also volunteered at the East Texas Food Bank (four hours per weekly session) stocking food. And she partnered with KVNE to make Valentine cards for the elderly and children in the hospital. Lauren is survived by her loving family including her mother Ann Horick, father Michael Hogan, brother Hunter Robert Hogan, his wife Chelsey Marie, and their children Hallie Marie and Heidi Ann Hogan; stepfather Robert (Bob) Allan Horick, his children Hannah and Leah Horick; stepmother Laura Bell Hogan, her children Abigail, William, and Henry Scroggins; and step-brother William Robbins, his wife Nicole, and their children Riley & Whitman. Lauren is preceded in death by her stepmother Jan Hogan. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kourage Health, P.O. Box 8257, Tyler, TX 75711; 903-561-0149. Kourage Health, formerly Fit Steps, is a medically supervised exercise therapy program dedicated to incorporating exercise into the treatment and prevention of cancer and other chronic health conditions. It is the only known program of its kind and is available at no cost thanks to the generous support of donors and community partners. The family would also like to share heartfelt appreciation for the amazing job that everyone at East Texas Hospice Homeplace did in making Lauren comfortable in her final days.

Lauren Virginia Hogan

July 8, 1986 - September 26, 2025