Country superstar, GA native Trisha Yearwood honors Jimmy Carter on news of his passing

ATLANTA — Country music superstar and Georgia native Trisha Yearwood took to social media Sunday night to honor former President Jimmy Carter.

“Rest easy, Mr. President. I’m sad for us and happy for you. Your and Mrs. Rosalynn’s legacy of love will live forever,” Yearwood posted.

Yearwood is originally from Monticello, Georgia, and has been a big supporter of not only the Carters but also Habitat for Humanity, a charity near and dear to the hearts of the Carters.

During memorial service for Rosalynn Carter last year, Yearwood and husband Garth Brooks performed the John Lennon anthem “Imagine.”

In 2017, President Carter surprised Yearwood during one of her husband’s concerts at the then-newly opened Mercedes-Benz Stadium to honor her with a proclamation for her support of Georgia over the years and her support of Habitat for Humanity.

Yearwood then started singing, “Georgia on My Mind.”

Throughout her years of being part of Habitat for Humanity, Yearwood collaborated with The Carters on many of the projects they worked on.

At the end of each week, President Carter would turn over the keys and a Bible to each family who was getting a new home.

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Garth Brooks said he will never forget the reaction President Carter had after handing over a home to one family.

“I got to see a president of the United States cry today, and he couldn’t stop himself,” Brooks told Taste of Country. was

The mother and her kids had been working all week on their home and President Carter called the children to come forward.

“The president and Ms. Rosalynn walked up and said, ‘You know whose house this is?’” Yearwood said. ”And they said, ‘No.’ And he tried to say, ‘it’s your house ... He never really got it out, he got so emotional."

Brooks and Yearwood have been mentioned as possible ambassadors for the program going forward.

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