For SoCal principal, loss of Jimmy Carter hits hard
For Southern California principal, after decades of visits, loss of Jimmy Carter hits hard
Dan Horn, the president-principal at St. Genevieve Parish Schools in Panorama City is awaiting his invitation to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter on Jan. 9.
He would not miss paying his respects to the 39th president of the United States, someone he called his friend.
The two have visited each other multiple times, both in Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia, and when Carter trekked to the preschool, elementary school and high school in Panorama City on several occasions. Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, who died in November 2023, became close with Horn, as well as teachers and students at the school, during decades of letter writing and multiple personal and electronic visits.