As President Jimmy Carter lies in state at the US capitol, Republican US Senator John Thune is highlighting the Democrat’s life of service.
During the memorial service on Tuesday, Thune pointed to Carter’s faith and work with the nonprofit group Habitat For Humanity. Work that Thune said brought Carter to South Dakota.
“He was here to get down in the weeds and the dirt. He did that literally on numerous Habitat builds, including one back in 1994 in Eagle Butte in my home state of South Dakota. Well into his 90s, he could be found with his hardhat and tools on construction sites doing the practical work required to get families into homes.”
Carter’s remains will be at the US Capitol until Thursday morning. He’s set to be buried in Georgia next to his wife Rosalynn.
He was 100.
