Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies at 88

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of President John F. Kennedy and the mother of California First Lady Maria Shriver, died early Tuesday morning. Shriver’s family announced that she died around 2 a.m. but did not disclose the cause of death. She was 88.

In a statement, Shriver’s family called her a “living prayer, a living advocate, a living center of power.”

“She set out to change the world and to change us, and she did that and more,” the statement said.  

Her younger brother, Senator Edward Kennedy, paid tribute to Shriver for her “great humor, sharp wit and…boundless passion to make a difference.”

Shriver was inspired by her mentally disabled sister Rosemary Kennedy to organize the first Special Olympics in 1968. Her son now runs the organization.

Shriver was listed in critical condition at the Cape Cod Hospital in Massachusetts for the past week. Family members, including Maria and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, had gathered at the hospital. She is survived by her husband, Robert Shriver, their 5 children and 19 grandchildren.

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