Eunice Kennedy Shriver died early today at the age of 88 surrounded by relatives at a Hyannis hospital. She carried on the family's public service tradition by founding Special Olympics and championed the rights of the mentally disabled. As celebrity, social worker and activist, Shriver was credited with transforming America's view of the mentally disabled from institutionalized patients to friends, neighbors and athletes.Her efforts were inspired in part by the struggles of her mentally disabled sister, Rosemary.
Read more about this incredible woman @ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090811/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_eunice_kennedy_shriver;_ylt=Akxs4hLboUCrSnNhOe57lgas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNjbHB1NWpyBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwODExL3VzX29iaXRfZXVuaWNlX2tlbm5lZHlfc2hyaXZlcgRjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzIEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2pma3NzaXN0ZXJldQ--
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