This an opinion tribute.

“America will likely never appropriately appreciate Jimmy Carter, the President; there should be no equivocation on Jimmy Carter, the man. A true servant who didn’t need a high office to achieve his high calling.” – Roy S. Johnson, columnist for AL.com.

Today, we pay tribute to the life of Jimmy Carter: Our greatest former president.

At 100, Carter was America’s longest-living president. He lived a long life. A Full Life. Of service to others.

Carter may have been an unlucky president, but he was a lucky man. A lucky and good man. After he entered hospice care in February of 2023, he was able to experience the outpouring of love for him and his accomplishments from the deluge of tributes that immediately followed. He did it right. If you want to see what you mean to people before you die, let ‘em know early.

Carter has spent his entire life serving others. The Habitat for Humanity Carter Work Project is just one of his living legacies. He was still swinging a hammer for the poor in his 90′s.

Carter was able to attend the funeral and say goodbye to his dear wife, Rosalynn, who died in November of 2023 at the age of 96. Jimmy and Rosalynn were married for 77 years. In life, they were rarely separated. Now, they celebrate their reunion.

While looking through quotes by and about Carter, one that stood out is the one printed at the top of this page by my friend and colleague Roy S. Johnson. Roy states so eloquently what I’m trying to say right now. He first wrote this tribute to Carter last year in his weekly newsletter, The Barbershop.

Jimmy Carter Quotes (Author of A Full Life) (goodreads.com)

10 Major Accomplishments of Jimmy Carter

Carter Work Project | Carter Work Project (habitat.org)

Many of my cartoonist colleagues published wonderful tributes for Jimmy Carter almost two years ago. I’m glad he got to see them. I just wasn’t ready yet.

Thank you, Jimmy Carter. For a full life, well lived.

Rest in peace, Jimmy. And in the loving arms of your beloved Rosaylnn.

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JD Crowe is the cartoonist for Alabama Media Group and AL.com. He won the RFK Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartoons in 2020. In 2018, he was awarded the Rex Babin Memorial Award for local and state cartoons by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Follow JD on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix. Give him a holler @[email protected].