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Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver DSG (née Kennedy, July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009) was an American philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family. She was the founder of the Special Olympics , a sports organization for persons with intellectual disabilities.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, was a pioneer in the worldwide struggle for rights and acceptance for people with intellectual disabilities.
May 10, 2024 · Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Original name: Eunice Mary Kennedy. Born: July 10, 1921, Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. Died: August 11, 2009, Hyannis, Massachusetts (aged 88) Founder: Special Olympics. Awards And Honors: Presidential Medal of Freedom (1984) Notable Family Members: spouse R. Sargent Shriver. father Joseph P. Kennedy. mother Rose Kennedy.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, was a pioneer in the worldwide struggle for rights and acceptance for people with intellectual disabilities.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver passed away on August 11, 2009 at the age of 88. Eunice Kennedy Shriver 100: A Legacy of Inclusion. Watch on. Watch this event with audio description. Eunice Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on July 10, 1921, the fifth of Rose and Joseph Kennedy’s nine children and their third daughter.
~On July 10, 2021, John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site honored Eunice Kennedy Shriver on the 100th anniversary of her birth with a filmed presentation. The program featured nearly a dozen speakers, including representatives from Special Olympics, Kennedy family biographers, and disability historians and advocates, among others.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver changed the world. This year, the fiftieth anniversary of the first Special Olympics International Games, more than five million athletes are participating in 100,000 competitions in 172 countries. That’s a legacy at least as profound as any left by her more celebrated brothers.
