In the hours since his death, the nonprofit Carter Center, founded in 1982, and the nearby Jimmy Carter Library and Museum became a spot for Atlantans to gather and pay their respects. Since Sunday afternoon, a collection of flowers and candles steadily grew at the center in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood.

Carter was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Rosalynn Carter, who died in Nov. 2023, at 96. Alongside Rosalynn, the former president founded the Carter Center in 1982 as a humanitarian, nongovernmental and nonprofit organization.