This week, America mourned the loss of its 39th president, James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, who passed away on Dec. 29 at 100 years of age. During his presidency, Carter spearheaded energy conservation and pardoned Americans who evaded the Vietnam draft. After serving a single term, the former president spent decades continuing to be of service where help was most needed, in the United States and the world over.
Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, made their way to Carbondale in June 2015. They spoke at Thunder River Theatre (TRTC) along with the late Jim Calaway in front of an audience of 200 people, covering race relations, immigration, gun violence, the Middle East, mental health and more, according to the June 25, 2015 issue of The Sopris Sun. In that same report, the late Lon Wintson, founder of TRTC, was quoted describing the president and first lady as “genuine on every level …”
Click here for The Sopris Sun coverage from 2015 by Jane Bachrach and Lynn Burton.
