Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issues statement on death of former President Jimmy Carter
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has issued a statement on death of former President Jimmy Carter.
“Fran and I are saddened to hear of the death of former President Jimmy Carter,” he said.
Jimmy Carter, the longest living former president, whose term was marred by the Iran hostage crisis and rampant inflation but went on to build a humanitarian legacy that was recognized with a Nobel Peace Prize, died Sunday. He was 100.
“President Carter lived his faith through his public life, and he had one of the most impactful post-presidencies in American history,” DeWine said in his statement. “He dedicated his life to humanitarian work, including the building of housing through Habitat for Humanity, for which he became synonymous. He founded the Carter Center to support democracy and fight disease across the globe.”
The Democrat took office at a time when the country was still reeling from battles over civil rights, Vietnam, inflation and Watergate.
“President Carter was a member of our Greatest Generation, and was awarded the World War II victory medal, among others, for his service in the United States Navy,” DeWine said. “President Carter was our longest living ex-President, and he and the late First Lady Rosalynn were the longest-married presidential couple in history, having celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary.”
Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, cited “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.”
“Fran and I extended our sincerest condolences to President Carter’s children Jack, James, Donnel, and Amy, and his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren,” Dewine said.
No cause was announced. In February 2023 he entered hospice care.