Rosalynn Carter loss of life: Jimmy Carter leads tributes to former first woman | EUROtoday

New York Rep Hakeem Jeffries, the leader of the House Democratic caucus, joined the tributes to Rosalynn Carter on Sunday with a prayer for the former president’s household.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer touched on the former first lady’s lengthy legacy of service — even after her husband left the presidency — in his tribute on Sunday.

Both Republicans and Democrats have been fast to supply their condolences to the Carter household on Sunday after information of her loss of life was introduced.

Chuck Grassley, a GOP senator from Iowa, was one of many first: “Sad news w the passing of First Lady Rosalynn Carter She was an accomplished leader for mental health advocacy & habitat for humanity & so many more worthy causes,” he wrote on his Twitter account.

“Her devotion to her husband Pres Jimmy Carter of 77yrs is unmatched,” the senator continued. “God bless the Carter family.”

New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, was one other:

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, a passionate champion of psychological well being, caregiving, and girls’s rights, handed away Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2:10 p.m. at her house in Plains, Georgia, on the age of 96. She died peacefully, with household by her facet.

Mrs. Carter was married for 77 years to Jimmy Carter, the 39^th president of the United States and the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, who’s now 99 years outdated.

“Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” President Carter stated. “She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.”

She is survived by her kids — Jack, Chip, Jeff, and Amy — and 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. A grandson died in 2015.

“Besides being a loving mother and extraordinary First Lady, my mother was a great humanitarian in her own right,” stated Chip Carter. “Her life of service and compassion was an example for all Americans. She will be sorely missed not only by our family but by the many people who have better mental health care and access to resources for caregiving today.”

The schedule of memorial occasions and funeral ceremonies will likely be distributed as quickly as doable to media and posted on www.rosalynncartertribute.org. This tribute web site contains the household’s official on-line condolence e book and alternatives for memorial items, in addition to an official biography and downloadable photographs.

Rosalynn Carter’s household, together with husband Jimmy and son Chip, paid tribute to the previous first woman in a Carter Center assertion asserting her loss of life on Sunday.