Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter’s closest adviser during his only term as president of the United States and his subsequent four decades as global humanitarians, died Sunday. She was 96 years old.
The Carter Center said in a statement that Rosalynn Carter died after living for several months with dementia and suffering health problems. The statement added that he “died peacefully, with family at his side” at 2:10 p.m. at his home in the rural Plains communityin southern Georgia.
“Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I accomplished”Jimmy Carter said in the statement. “She gave me wise advice and encouragement when she needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew someone loved and supported me.”
President Joe Biden called the Carters “an incredible family because they brought so much grace to the White House.”
“He had great integrity and still does. And so does she,” Biden told reporters as he boarded Air Force One leaving Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday night. “God bless you”.