No matter how expected, so so sorry to hear this. Such a humane human. 
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May he rest in peace. I’m glad he made it to see 100.
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Jimmy Carter was a humanitarian if there ever was one. He will be remembered for all the wonderful outreach he did to help others. That is a legacy well deserved! May he rest in peace.
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I hope saying this isn’t deemed political, but Jimmy Carter was probably to good a person to be president. Look how he spent his time post-POTUS, building houses with Habitat for Humanity.
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Jimmy Carter was an amazing, inspiring man. He strove to live out his faith in action, and he made the world a better place.
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He was a good and honest man, traits that shouldn’t be unusual yet seemingly are rare these days. He put his faith into action in service to others. He truly made the world a better place.
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Given where I live, tributes to his life (that have likely been in the can for a while) are nonstop on the major channels here. I am learning a lot about him that I didn’t know. A truly humble, gentle man. I met President Carter once, when he came to visit a patient in the small facility where I worked at the time. A very kind gesture for what he was then- a newly former president.
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I didn’t realize he actually grew up in a predominantly AA community called Archery, 2 miles outside Plains.
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Interesting trivia I learned from radio story -
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Lots of wonderful stories and tributes and vignettes being told by those who knew him (eg a local long term newspaper reporter here in GA, and a live conversation now with Andrew Young, who is almost 93!) Hard to believe! I loved his line that Carter probably knew more black people at many different levels than most black people! He also commented that when they were together at some restaurant, both of them made a point to greet everyone in the place. But he (Andy Young) failed to do something that Carter did- which was to go back and greet everyone in the kitchen. Tender story.
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I remember when Jimmy Carter was elected. I was in the 5th grade and just old enough and interested enough to be paying attention. I very badly wanted to listen to the inauguration speech, though it was in the middle of a school day of course.
I asked the teacher if we could listen to it in class. She must not have wanted to very badly because she said there were no radios. I told her I could bring in my sister’s transistor radio, one of those round ones popular at the time. She let me bring it in and we listened to it in class.
The radio speakers were not wonderful but I did not care. The radio sat on my desk and I was able to hear it. The kids on the outer edges probably could not hear it well, but all of my classmates were quiet and listened to the whole thing. I think the teacher was surprised that no one got bored and tired of listening and created a ruckus but no ruckus or shenanigans happened, every one of us listened to the whole thing.
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I remember at the time when the Allman Brothers did a concert in our area, newspaper reviews mentioned that during intermission the governor of Georgia introduced himself to the crowd, mentioning he was running for president.
The rock critic seemed to find that amusing and odd. Little did he know…
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This is a nice tribute: In memoriam: A good citizen - Robert Reich. I especially like this: He was far from the best president America has had, but he was one of the best and most decent people ever to serve as president.
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A gentle man. RIP sir.
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Back in 2021, Jimmy Carter wrote “A Letter from Home” on The Bitter Southerner website. An excerpt follows:
"Dearest Bitter Southerners,
Home is a complicated idea. Is it the physical bricks and mortar in which you live, or is it a feeling? Is it the people you see each day who contribute to the feeling of belonging that comes with “home”? Can you feel at home anywhere?
. . . .
For me, as Rosalynn and I approach our 75th wedding anniversary coming up in July, my home is wherever she is, whether in South Georgia or South Sudan. Holding her hand, reading our Bible together each night, falling asleep next to her, that is my home."
Touching and lovely words; and now they are home again, together, for all time.
RIP, Mr. Carter.
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The incredible number of heartwarming stories continue to pour out. We get even more here on the local news, and the comments from people interviewed as they leave flowers and jars of peanuts at the entrance to the Carter Center are wonderful. He was truly remarkably warm, humble, generous, caring, selfless and giving human being. What incredible qualities that should be emulated.
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This is currently airing on PBS here. It is excellent! https://ket.org/program/in-their-own-words/jimmy-carter/
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I just saw a segment on the CBS Evening News about President Carter’s Secret Service detail. Evidently, protecting Jimmy Carter has been the longest mission in the history of the Secret Service. The four agents they interviewed clearly had so much respect for him.
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By far. He was a former president for almost 44 years. Ford was 29+
Hoover was 31+, but he died in 1964 and it wasn’t until 1965 that former presidents got protection for life.
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