The 39th President of the United States of America, Jimmy Carter has died at age 100.
The United States Naval Academy announced the news of Carter’s passing in a statement.
The statement reads, “We are deeply saddened by the passing of President Jimmy Carter. A member of the class of 1947, President Carter is among our institution’s most distinguished graduates. Here in Annapolis, we strive to graduate leaders prepared to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship, and government. Only one office embodies the very-highest ideals of each of these tenets: the office of the President of the United States. As the Naval Academy’s only graduate to hold this office, President Carter’s legacy is forever cemented as the ultimate example of our mission to develop our nation’s leaders. His lifetime of service will forever serve as an example to all midshipmen, past, present, and future, and to all citizens who desire to serve our nation. On behalf of the entire Naval Academy family, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to President Carter’s family and friends, and express my sincerest gratitude for his extraordinary example and lifetime of service to our country.
