Eunice Kennedy Shriver Founder of the Special Olympics precursor and a sister of John F. Kennedy

Eunice Kennedy Shriver is a 88 years old Founder of the Special Olympics precursor and a sister of John F. Kennedy from Brookline, Massachusetts. Eunice Kennedy Shriver was born on July 10, 1921 (died on August 11, 2009, she was 88 years old) in Brookline, Massachusetts as Eunice Mary Kennedy.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of John F. Kennedy and founder of Camp Shriver

Birth Place:

Brookline, Massachusetts

Country:

United States

Birthday:

July 10, 1921

Death Date:

August 11, 2009 (age 88)

Birth Sign :

Cancer

About

No, she died on 08/11/2009, 15 years ago. She was 88 years old when she died. Cause of death: stroke. She died in Hyannis

Family

Her mother is Rose Kennedy and her father is Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.. Her mother was Politician Her mother died at the age of 104 (Eunice was 73 years old). When Eunice born she was 30 years old. and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was 32 years old when Eunice born. Her father was a Businessman political figure and father of John F. Kennedy.

Parents

Mother: Rose Kennedy

Father: Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.

Husband

Sargent Shriver, American politician

She married with Sargent Shriver (95), in 1953. Eunice Kennedy Shriver was 31 and Sargent Shriver was 37 years old. After 56 years, in 2009 Sargent passed away.

Children

She had five children, Bobby (70, American journalist) , Maria (69, American writer) , Timothy (65, American non-profit executive) , Mark (60, American politician) and Anthony (59, American activist) . When her first child, Bobby Shriver, was born, Eunice Kennedy Shriver was 32 years old.

Siblings

Eunice Kennedy Shriver had 8 siblings. Socialite Kathleen (1 year older) , 35th President of the United States John (4 years older) , mentally unstable sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy Rosemary (2 years older) , American Senator Robert (4 years younger) , American politician; Senior Democratic Senator from Massachusetts Ted (10 years younger) , American Businessman And Ambassador Joseph (32 years older) , American diplomat Jean (6 years younger) , and American socialite Patricia (2 years younger)

Awards (11)

Awarded Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award in 1966 , awarded Theodore Roosevelt Award in 2002 , awarded National Women's Hall of Fame in 1998 , awarded Elizabeth Blackwell Award in 2011 , awarded Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great ,

Education

She graduated from Stanford University and Manhattanville College

Eunice Kennedy Shriver zodiac sign was cancer.

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