Former President Jimmy Carter – ‘a Friend to Millions’ – Dies at 100

By Hamil R. Harris | Trice Edney Wire(TriceEdneyWire.com) – James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy who rose from being a peanut farmer to become the 39th President of the United States, died Sunday at age 100, surrounded by his loving family membersCarter, who was born Oct. 1, 1924 in Plains, Ga., was not only the oldest living president, but he was known around the world as a humanitarian who loved the Lord and his wife Rosalynn. She died last year after 77 years of marriage.He is also being lauded for his genuine love for humanity, his love for people of all races, his stances for racial equity and his contributions to peace that won him a Nobel Peace Prize. In a highly unusual moment of bipartisanship, he is being praised by President Biden as well as former Presidents Trump, Obama, Clinton and Bush.“Today, America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman, and humanitarian,” President Biden said in a televised White House Statement Sunday. “Over six decades, we had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend. But, what’s extraordinary about Jimmy Carter, though, is that millions of people throughout America and the...