Read the touching love letter Jimmy Carter wrote his late wife 75 years ago

Amy Carter read a love letter written 75 years ago by her father, Jimmy Carter, to his wife, the late Rosalynn Carter, during Rosalynn's tribute service on Nov. 28.

During the service, held at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Amy Carter read the letter on behalf of her 99-year-old father.

Amy Carter is the fourth and youngest of the couple’s children, and their only daughter.

“I chose something that is hard to read without crying,” Amy Carter said during the service. “My mom spent most of her life in love with my dad. Their partnership and love story was a defining feature of her life. Because he isn’t able to speak to you today, I am going to share some of his words about loving and missing her.”

Amy Carter then read a letter written to Rosalynn Carter 75 years ago by the former president during his service in the Navy.

Rosalynn Carter died Nov. 19 at her home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 96. She married Jimmy Carter — the 39th president of the United States — in July 1946 when she was 18 years old. She served as the first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

This article was originally published on TODAY.com