Rosalynn Carter is still remembered for being a leading advocate for mental health, caregiving, early childhood immunization, human rights, and conflict resolution.

Rosalynn Carter is remembered for her significant contributions to mental health advocacy, literacy, and improving elder care. She and Jimmy Carter, who celebrated his 100th birthday in October, hold the record as the longest-married presidential couple in U.S. history. The former president remains in hospice care in their hometown of Plains.

Scheduled observances honoring former first lady Rosalynn Carter began with a wreath laying at her alma mater Georgia Southwestern State University.

The Carters, who met as small children in Plains, Ga., were married for 77 years. Friends say it is ‘hard to imagine one without the other.’

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