Sad news: Jimmy Carter's grandson dies

[book_worm]

PLAINS — On Sunday, two weeks after making the cheerful announcement that there was no sign of cancer on his brain, former President Jimmy Carter shared much more somber news with his church family in Plains.

His grandson, 28-year-old Jeremy Carter, had died just hours earlier.

Sporting his typical bolo tie, the 91-year-old Carter arrived about 25 minutes late for his regular Sunday school class at Maranatha Baptist Church — the first time he’d ever been tardy, he said — and offered a surprising amount of insight into his family’s heartbreak before delivering his previously planned lesson.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/hours-after-grandsons-death-jimmy-carter-teaches-s/npn6n/

[Iliyah]

1. RIP

prayers

[TDale313]

2. Very sad news.

[randys1]

3. Jesus christ, horrible.

[redwitch]

4. The loss of a grandchild has to be the worst.

Bless the family as they grieve. How very sad.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. really sad.

[malaise]

6. Wow

that's young for a sudden death.

[WhiteTara]

7. I think he was the one who shared

Mitt's 47% video.

[renate]

10. not to detract from the sadness of the loss, but it looks like that was James Carter IV

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2012/09/james-carter-iv-helped-spread-secret-romney-video.html

How tragic for their family--what a shock, especially since he was so young. And for them to have been hit with this after the joy of getting good news about Jimmy....

[starroute]

11. That was James Carter IV

There are a lot of Carter grandkids.

[47of74]

8. Very sorry for their loss

[UtahLib]

9. How very sad. My heart aches for his family. nt

[DawgHouse]

12. I am sorry that the Carter family is going through this loss.

[Omaha Steve]

13. .

K&R

OS

[Jackilope]

14. :-(

[treestar]

15. how awful

28 years old. Such a tragedy. Peace to Jimmy and his family.

[shenmue]

16. ...

[grntuscarora]

17. So sorry for the family's loss.

I admire Jimmy Carter so much.

[Octafish]

18. ''His heart stopped.''

That poor family. Theirs is an infinite loss.

President Carter is an amazing human being. He still taught his Sunday school class.

[senseandsensibility]

19. So sorry to hear this.

President Carter is my idea of a real Christian. Sending prayers to him and his family, especially the young man's parents.

[tabasco]

20. I love you, Jimmy Carter

and I'm sorry for your loss.