Memorial service for Rosalynn Carter
All living first ladies will attend
The presidential couple Jill and Joe Biden on his way to Rosalynn Carter’s memorial service.
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All living first ladies of the USA will be present for the memorial service in honor of the late Rosalynn Carter.
About a week ago, Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former US President Jimmy Carter (99), died at the age of 96. For the upcoming memorial service in honor of the former First Lady according to the US site “People” announced all of her living successors. In addition to the incumbent First Lady Jill Biden (72), Hillary Clinton (76), Michelle Obama (59), Laura Bush (77) and Melania Trump (53) will take part in the ceremony.
The memorial service will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Carters. President Joe Biden (81) and former President Bill Clinton (77) will also be there, and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris (59) and her husband Doug Emhoff (59) are also expected. According to People, it was an intimate ceremony where only selected guests were invited alongside family members. There will be another memorial service next Wednesday before Rosalynn Carter is buried.
Rosalynn Carter suffered from dementia
Shortly before her death, Carter was admitted to a hospice and was diagnosed with dementia in May this year. At the time it was said: “She continues to live happily at home with her husband.” For much of her life she has campaigned for mental health and against the stigma often associated with it. It is hoped that the news of Rosalynn Carter’s health could help encourage more “important conversations at kitchen tables and in doctors’ offices across the country.”
On November 19th there was the non-profit organization “The Carter Center” announced the death of Rosalynn Carter. She died peacefully surrounded by her family at her home in Plains, Georgia, the center said in a statement. “Rosalynn has been my equal partner in everything I have ever accomplished,” her husband was quoted as saying. “As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew that someone loved and supported me.”