Melania Trump (left), Hillary Clinton.Photo:The White House via Getty; Joel Saget/AFP via Getty
The White House via Getty; Joel Saget/AFP via Getty
Every living current and former U.S. First Lady — including Dr.Jill Biden,Melania Trump,Michelle Obama,Hillary Clinton, andLaura Bush— is expected to attend Tuesday’s tribute service for First LadyRosalynn Carter.
PresidentJoe Bidenis also expected to attend, according to the Carter Center, as well as former President Bill Clinton, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff.
The invitation-only tribute service for the former first lady will feature family members and some of her favorite Scripture passages and songs, and will be held at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church on the campus of Emory University.
Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter.David Goldman/AP
David Goldman/AP
Rosalynn’s surviving grandchildren will serve as honorary pallbearers.
The Tuesday service is part of a series ofprivate and public eventsin Georgia, which culminate with the funeral service and interment at theCarter family homein Plains.
On Monday, ceremonies began with a wreath-laying at Georgia Southwestern State University’s Rosalynn Carter Health and Human Sciences Complex. The former first lady was the taken to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, where members of the public were invited to pay respects while she lay in repose.
On Tuesday, the Carter motorcade will move to Emory University’s Glenn Memorial Church for the private tribute service.
Then on Wednesday, a formal funeral service for family and friends will take place at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains.
Jimmy, who terminated medical intervention in February amid his own health challenges at the age of 99,remains in hospice care at home.
source: people.com
