Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Eunice Kennedy Shriver DSG
Shriver in 1982
Born	Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-07-10)July 10, 1921 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	August 11, 2009(2009-08-11) (aged 88) Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
Burial place	St. Francis Xavier Parish Cemetery, Centerville
Education	Stanford University (BS)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sargent Shriver ​ (m. 1953)​
Children	Bobby Maria Timothy Mark Anthony
Parents	Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Rose Fitzgerald
Relatives	Kennedy family
Website	eunicekennedyshriver.org
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Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver DSG (née Kennedy, July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009) was an American philanthropist^[1] and a member of the Kennedy family. She was the founder of the Special Olympics, a sports organization for persons with intellectual disabilities. For her efforts on behalf of disabled people, Shriver was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984.

She was a sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith. She was married to Sargent Shriver, who was the United States Ambassador to France and the final Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1972. They had several children including broadcast journalist Maria Shriver.