Eunice Kennedy Shiver Has Died

Eunice Kennedy Shiver died around 2 am today after suffering from a series of strokes. Eunice was 88 years-old, the younger sister of President John F. Kennedy, the mother of California First Lady Maria Shriver Schwarzenegger, and the founder of the Special Olympics in 1968.

Shriver organized the first Special Olympics in 1968, inspired in part by the struggles of her mentally disabled sister, Rosemary. Shriver’s son, Tim, now runs the Special Olympics, and her husband, Robert "Sargeant" Shriver, Jr., the first director of the Peace Corps, also survives her, along with their five children and 19 grandchildren.

Thank you for doing so much good for your fellow man and woman. You will be missed Eunice.