ATLANTA — The Carter family is mourning the death of a beloved member of the family.
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library tweeted Tuesday that the former president’s daughter-in-law passed away.
Annette Carter was married to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s son, Jeff.
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“Our thoughts are with Jeff and their children and the entire Carter family,” the presidential library said.
Jeff and Annette were married for more than 45 years. They have three children together.
Her cause of death was not released.
One of Annette’s sons, Jeremy, died in 2015 at the age of 28.
Jimmy Carter announced the death of his grandson, Jeremy Carter, during a Sunday church service just weeks after announcing that his brain was cancer-free.
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Carter told the crowded Plains church that his grandson hadn’t been feeling well and laid down to take a nap at his family’s home in Peachtree City. His mother, Annette, checked on him later and discovered his heart had stopped.
He died the next day at the hospital.
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Jeremy’s brother, Josh, wrote in an emotional blog post in 2015 that he died of a heart attack. He said Annette performed CPR until the paramedics came.
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Annette Carter, the wife of President Carter's son Jeff. Our thoughts are with Jeff and their children and the entire Carter family. They are pictured here on the Truman Balcony in July of 1977. Image: NAID 175643 pic.twitter.com/7s7BPOgS7T
— Jimmy Carter Presidential Library (@CarterLibrary) September 21, 2021
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