Jimmy Carter was in office from 1977 until 1981, but it was his life outside the White House that has continued to speak volumes

Georgia politicians, leaders and activists are voicing their admiration for the life and legacy of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Sunday at the age of 100.

The late President’s priorities were remarkably prescient, and his personal qualities offered a dismaying contrast to so much of the present state of American politics.

These events will all take place around the weekend as the nation says goodbye to the late president during a national day of mourning.

Jimmy Carter, a U.S. president who served only one term but was widely admired for his humanitarian work after leaving the White House, was remembered during his state funeral on Thursday as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.