Sargent Shriver in Maryland hospital, spokesperson says

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Source: Raw Story

Sargent Shriver, a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and brother-in-law of former President John F. Kennedy, has been admitted to a hospital in suburban Washington, a hospital spokeswoman said on Sunday.

The spokeswoman for Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, confirmed Shriver was in the hospital but declined to provide any additional information.

Shriver, 95, suffers from Alzheimer's disease.

Shriver was the first director of the Peace Corps, created during the Kennedy administration. He helped his wife, Eunice Kennedy, who died in August 2009, create the Special Olympics for mentally disabled children and adults in 1968.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/sargent-shriver-maryland-hospital-spokesperson/

[ElsewheresDaughter]

1. Sad...he is a good man ...wow 95...he was the 1st head of The Peace Corp.

If it is your time sir, go in peace, lots of great family members waiting to welcome you on the other side. Give them our love.

[Downwinder]

2. Also 1st head of Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO),

Founded Head Start, VISTA, Job Corps, Community Action, Upward Bound, Foster Grandparents, Special Olympics, Legal Services, the National Clearinghouse for Legal Services

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3. My best for him and his family. Whoa...95....