Vintage Letter Written by Jimmy Carter for Rosalynn Carter Read by Daughter at Memorial Service
Amy Carter, daughter of former 39th President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, read a touching letter at her memorial service. The letter was written by her father to her mother 75 years ago while…
Amy Carter, daughter of former 39th President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, read a touching letter at her memorial service. The letter was written by her father to her mother 75 years ago while serving in the U.S. Navy.
On Nov. 28, Amy Carter, who is the youngest of the couple’s four children, recited the letter on her father’s behalf during Rosalynn Carter’s memorial service at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
“I chose something that is hard to read without crying,” Amy Carter began. “My mom spent most of her life in love with my dad. Their partnership and love story was a defining feature of her life.”
She continued, “Because he isn’t able to speak to you today, I am going to share some of his words about loving and missing her.”
“My darling, every time I have ever been away from you, I have been thrilled when I returned to discover just how wonderful you are. While I am away, I try to convince myself that you really are not, could not be as sweet and beautiful as I remember,” the letter reads.
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