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How Sargent Shriver's Family Helped Him Cope With Alzheimer's
By Eleanor Clift - Politics DailyIn reading the many tributes to Sargent Shriver and his generosity of spirit throughout his long record of public service, the one point I don't think has been adequately made is how he and his family handled his Alzheimer's disease. Shriver, who died Tuesday at age 95, revealed in 2003 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It didn't dim his cheerful outlook on life, and his family made sure that he was front and center in everything they did. At events for Special Olympics and its offshoot, Best Buddies, founded by Anthony Shriver to help people with intellectual disabilities, "Sarge" ...
Mourners Recall Sarge Shriver's Charity, Idealism
By not in system - AOL NewsPOTOMAC, Md. -- R. Sargent Shriver was always an optimist, pioneering the Peace Corps and running the War on Poverty during the turbulent 1960s - an idealist even as the running mate on a Democratic presidential ticket doomed for failure. At his funeral Mass on Saturday, mourners from philanthropist and musician Bono to Vice President Joe Biden to former President Bill Clinton honored a man who dedicated his life to serving others. The celebration was filled with songs, laughter and fond memories. "Fifty years ago, President Kennedy told us we should ask what we can do for our country," ...
Sargent Shriver Dead at 95: 5 Facts on the Peace Corps' First Director [VIDEOS]
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsR. Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps, has died at the age of 95. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2003. A Navy veteran, Shriver's political career spanned decades. In 1953 he married Eunice Kennedy, a sister of John F. Kennedy. They had five children, including Maria Shriver, wife of former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Surge Desk has five facts about the late Sargent Shriver. 1. He was dedicated to public service and social programs In 1961 President Kennedy signed an executive order creating the Peace Corps and asked brother-in-law Shriver to ...
Sargent Shriver, a Peace Corps Founder and Liberal Activist, Is Dead at 95
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailySargent Shriver, first director of the Peace Corps, the 1972 Democratic vice presidential nominee and a trusted Kennedy in-law who was known as the family troubleshooter, is dead at the age of 95. Shriver, who had Alzheimer's disease, was hospitalized earlier in the week in Bethesda, Md., a Washington, D.C. suburb. Shriver's wife, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics, died in 2009 at the age of 88. In his day, Shriver was a handsome and dedicated public figure who took the helm of the Peace Corps for President Kennedy when it was created in 1961 and went on to lead the ...
Sargent Shriver Hospitalized in Suburban DC
By not in system - AOL NewsBETHESDA, Md. -- A medical center spokeswoman says former Peace Corps director and vice-presidential nominee R. Sargent Shriver has been hospitalized outside Washington. Ronna Borenstein of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda said Sunday evening that she could not comment on the 95-year-old Shriver's condition or say when he was admitted. Shriver announced in 2003 that he had Alzheimer's disease. He served as the first Peace Corps director in the administration of his brother-in-law, President John Kennedy. He also was Democrat George McGovern's running mate in 1972. Shriver's wife and Special ...
Notable Deaths of 2009
By Sean Loughlin - AOL NewsThis year saw the deaths of artists and athletes, politicians and pioneers, the seemingly ordinary and the obviously extraordinary. The deaths were sometimes expected, like the loss of the world's oldest woman. But often, they were so sudden and stunning, like the death of superstar Michael Jackson, they seemed to take our breath away. There's a common thread for the passings noted here: The lives and deaths of these individuals were felt far beyond their circle of family and friends, a testament to their influence and their simple ability to stand out in the crowd. In looking over the deaths ...
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyEunice Kennedy Shriver has died at the age of 88 in a Cape Cod, Mass., hospital. Shriver founded the Special Olympics in 1968 and was a younger sister of the late President John F. Kennedy, as well as an older sister of Sen. Ted Kennedy. Eunice Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass., in 1921 as the fifth of nine children of Joseph and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. She grew up in Massachusetts, Florida and London, when her father served as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, and received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Stanford University. ...
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