AGI – Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter, 99 years old, made a rare public appearance alongside his successors Joe Biden and Bill Clinton and all five of them first lady lives at the memorial service for his beloved wife Rosalynn.
A frail-looking Carter in poor health left the hospice to attend a service at a church in Atlanta and arrived in a wheelchair in a wheelchair cover on his lap, with the image of his wife’s face embroidered on it.
Jimmy Carter attends the funeral of his beloved wife Rosalynn
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Carter did not speak, but the couple’s children and grandchildren celebrated the “life well lived” of Rosalynn Carter, a humanitarian and mental health advocate who redefined the role of the modern first lady.
“My mother was the glue that held our family together,” said son James “Chip” Carter, who kissed his father on the head and placed his hand on his mother’s flower-filled casket.
Biden and first lady Jill Biden had a “special moment with President Carter” before the service, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One. Rosalynn Carter died on November 19 at the age of 96 at the couple’s home in Plains, Georgia, after a 77-year marriage that became a legend in US politics.
Daughter Amy Lynn Carter held back tears and read Love letter that his father wrote to his mother when he was in the U.S. Navy three-quarters of a century ago.
“My mother spent most of her life loving my father,” she told the congregation at Glenn Memorial Church.
Seated in the front row of the church were Biden – who had supported Carter before the Democrats won the 1976 election – and first lady Jill Biden. Sitting next to them was former President Bill Clinton, in office from 1993 to 2001, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; and former first ladies Melania Trump, Michelle Obama and Laura Bush.
The service featured his favorite music, including a performance of the song by John Lennon “Imagine” by American country stars Tricia Yearwood and Garth Brooks, husband and wife.
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