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Habitat for Humanity organizations around the globe are joining together to honor the contributions Carter made to the organization for nearly four decades, and according to a Jan. 3 news release, Houston's Habitat for Humanity will be joining the cause.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Houston Habitat officials will raise a wall with a door in it during the memorial service to symbolize the "many doors of opportunity" that Carter helped make through his life and service to others, the release states. The public is invited to pay personal tribute to Carter by signing the wall and door with their name and/or a personal message.
The memorial event will take place Jan. 7 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Houston Public Library Downtown, 500 McKinney St., Houston. Carter's official state funeral held in Washington, D.C. will be live-streamed at the service in the Barbara Bush Literacy Plaza outside the library.
The public will have access to the memorial viewing and signing Jan. 7 from noon to 6 p.m., and Jan. 8-9 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Carter passed away Dec. 29 at 100 years old after a history of battling with skin cancer. He was the longest-living president in U.S. history.
According to The Carter Center, a nonprofit organization founded by Carter, the 39th president is survived by his children Jack, Chip, Jeff and Amy, as well as 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Rosalynn.
The Carter family has asked in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the The Carter Center, 453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway N.E., Atlanta, Georgia.
