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Eunice Shriver. The Kennedy’s sister who championed the mentally disabled has died surrounded by family. Eunice Kennedy Shriver has died at the age of 88. Today outside the legendary Kennedy compound Hyannis Port, Mass. Members of America's most prominent political family gathered. And late today, we learned that funeral services will be held on Friday for a woman who, in her time, changed the lives of so many Americans.

 

For all the riches she was born into the wealth and good looks and glamour of the family constantly referred to as America's political royalty, Eunice Kennedy Shriver endured a life of great pain and loss and tragedy, and in turn found a way to make life better for millions of Americans. She was the fifth of nine children born to Joseph and Rose Kennedy of Brookline, Mass. Her brother Joe was killed in World War II. Her sister Kathleen was killed in a plane crash. Her older brother Jack, the 35th President of the United States, was killed by an assassin. So was her brother Bobby.

 

But in a way, it was Eunice's sister Rosemary who influenced her life to such a great extent. For years, Rosemary was a kind of Kennedy family secret. At age 23, she was given an experimental lobotomy to control her mood swings, referred to at the time as mild retardation. The gruesome operation left her largely incapacitated for the rest of her life. Her sister Eunice first talked about it in a 1962 magazine article, and from then on, became a champion of the disabled, notably in one very big way. “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” Eunice Kennedy Shriver was a founder of the Special Olympics, which for decades has offered hope and promise for the disabled through competition.

 

She was married to Sargent Shriver for 56 years. He ran the Peace Corps, was ambassador to France, and ran for Vice President under George McGovern. Eunice Kennedy Shriver was the mother of five, including a long-time member of the NBC family, the current first lady of California, Maria Shriver.

 

She insisted her life was full of great blessings, but it's the public tragedies the American people remember. And in the case of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, enormous public service. Eunice Kennedy Shriver's son Bobby famously said a few years back about his mom, quote, "She never ran for office, and she changed the world." Eunice Kennedy Shriver was 88.

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