Sargent Shriver dies at 95

[bigwillq]

Source: ABC News

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Former Democratic vice presidential candidate and Peace Corps founder Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. died today at age 95, family sources told ABC News.

Serving in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations in the 1960s, Shriver ran the War on Poverty and founded or was an early advocate of groups including Head Start, VISTA, Job Corps, Community Action, Legal Services, Upward Bound, Foster Grandparents and Special Olympics.

He was the U.S. ambassador to France from 1968 to 1970. But his biggest foray into national politics came in 1972 when George McGovern chose him to replace Thomas Eagleton as his running mate on the ill-fated Democratic ticket.

Shriver married John F. Kennedy's sister, Eunice Kennedy, in 1953. She died at age of 88 in 2009.


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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Ohhh... R.I.P.

So sorry to hear this.

R.I.P. sir.

[slackmaster]

2. He lived a long, full, productive, and good life

RIP.

[UrbScotty]

3. Very sad to hear this.

I didn't know he and Eunice were married for 56 years! Wow!

[kestrel91316]

4. RIP. Ya done good.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

5. Now THERE is a Democrat!

Old-school, just the way I like my Dems. :applause:


"Serving in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations in the 1960s, Shriver ran the War on Poverty and founded or was an early advocate of groups including Head Start, VISTA, Job Corps, Community Action, Legal Services, Upward Bound, Foster Grandparents and Special Olympics."

[Hissyspit]

6. Kick nt

[bigworld]

7. Sargeant Shriver has died

Source: http://nationaljournal.com/

No info yet.

A good man.

No link yet.

[xchrom]

8. may Peace be with his family and friends at this time. nt

[bluestateguy]

9. Alzheimer's is a horrible thing

I lost my own grandmother to it 12 years ago.

[BeyondGeography]

10. RIP

:patriot:

[Warren Stupidity]

11. good bye to one more of the Kennedy Era.

[somone]

12. R.I.P.

Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps Founder and VP Candidate, Dies
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sargent-shriver-dies-peace-corps-founder-vp-candidate/story?id=12627926

[dhill926]

13. R.I.P.

damn, another good one.......

[jwirr]

14. Sympathy to the family. And thanks for the service he gave to our

country.

[Tx4obama]

15. R.I.P.

[LaurenG]

16. Condolences to his family and all who loved and cared for him. nt

[gademocrat7]

17. R.I.P.

[madmax]

18. RIP nt

[Jack Rabbit]

19. ( )

Photo by Matthew Bowden on stock.xchng.com, used here under this License

[WheelWalker]

20. And the Wheel turns.

Blessings.

[pacalo]

21. Sad.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

22. A truly great man. nt

[msanthrope]

23. RIP. Rest well, patriot. n/t

[Alexander]

24. RIP. I thought this image would be appropriate.

[lamp_shade]

27. Oh my... thank you.

[cate94]

25. RIP

[SemperEadem]

26. RIP... my condolences to Maria

[hlthe2b]

29. A toast to the Peace Corps, Special Olympics, and so many

causes advanced by Sargeant, Eunice and their children. Say what you will about the Kennedys and Shrivers--they lived to make things better for others. That we might all be acknowledged for doing so--no matter how small our own contribution might be.


Be at peace, with Eunice, Sargeant. A life well-lived.

[avaistheone1]

37. Indeed

RIP a very good man who did some much for others and this country.

God bless him and his family.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

28. May he RIP.

[Vidar]

30. A sad reminder of days when many politicians were civic leaders rather

than corporate whores. RIP Mr. Shriver.

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[IrishEyes]

32. Very sad.

What a great man. He did a lot to help people. May he rest in peace.

[BlueMTexpat]

33. I am proud to have been a PCV during the time that Shriver was Director.

When he was the US Ambassador to France, he and the family spent a holiday period (I forget whether it was Christmas or Easter) in Marrakech, Morocco. They invited all PCVs who were serving in the area to celebrate with them. I was in Tangier at the time, although no longer a PCV by then, but those who were and who were able to attend found the whole family genuinely interested in what they were doing as well as in the daily problems/challenges they faced.

The Kennedy-Shrivers actually practiced what they preached.

[stevedeshazer]

34. Sargent Shriver, a Peace Corps founder, dies at 95

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Robert "Sargent" Shriver, the father of former California first lady Maria Shriver, a founder of the Peace Corps and the force behind an array of organizations that aided millions of America's poor, disabled and disadvantaged, died Tuesday in Maryland. He was 95.

Mr. Shriver's death came after an 8-year-long battle with Alzheimer's disease that sparked intensive advocacy efforts championed by his daughter and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who sought to boost attention on a debilitating disease affecting millions of Americans and their families.

"He was a man of giant love, energy, enthusiasm, and commitment." Mr. Shriver's family said in a statement. "He lived to make the world a more joyful, faithful, and compassionate place. He centered everything on his faith and his family."

Mr. Shriver married into America's foremost political family of the 20th Century when he married Eunice Kennedy Shriver - the sister of John, Robert and Edward Kennedy.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/18/MNO21HA0I5.DTL#ixzz1BRRS5sZG


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/18/MNO21HA0I5.DTL&type=politics

[CTyankee]

35. Sad for the family. He was a wonderful public servant and man.

I thought the world of him...my regrets to his family...

[Odin2005]

36. RIP.

:(

[gauguin57]

38. R.I.P., after your "Long Goodbye." You were one of the good guys, Mr. Shriver.

I get so sad every time one of the Greatest Liberal Generation leaves us.

[No Elephants]

39. Well done, thou good and faithful servant.