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1 Robert Sargent Shriver III = Journalist, Attorney, Politician
2 Maria Owings Shriver = Journalist, Author
3 Timothy Perry Shriver = Chairman and CEO of Special Olympics
4 Mark Kennedy Shriver = Politician, Activist, Vice President of Save the Children
5 Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver = Founder — Best Buddies International

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver (born 1920) was one of the founders of the Special Olympics, which provided physical training and competition to mentally challenged athletes. She worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life for mentally challenged people and to provide them with opportunities to achieve, to become productive citizens, and to be respected members of their communities.

Shriver was one of nine children born to Rose and Joseph Kennedy on July 10, 1920, in Brookline, Massachusetts. In her wealthy and politically powerful family, public service was an honored tradition. One of her brothers, John F. Kennedy, became president of the United States; two others, Robert F. and Edward M. Kennedy, were U.S. senators. All the Kennedy children were expected to compete and excel. Harrison Rainie and John Quinn, in their book Growing Up Kennedy: The Third Wave Comes of Age, quoted her as saying, "The important thing was win-don't come in second or third, that doesn't count-but win, win, win."

Most of the children followed this advice, entering public service or other competitive occupations.

One child, however, did not. Shriver's sister, Rosemary, was born with mild mental retardation. As time went on and the children grew up, it became more and more apparent to the entire family, and perhaps to Rosemary herself, that she would never be able to keep up with her siblings.

Gradually, Rosemary became more difficult to handle, hitting people and smashing things and, on one occasion, attacking her grandmother.

1 Robert Sargent Shriver III = Journalist, Attorney, Politician
2 Maria Owings Shriver = Journalist, Author
3 Timothy Perry Shriver = Chairman and CEO of Special Olympics
4 Mark Kennedy Shriver = Politician, Activist, Vice President of Save the Children
5 Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver = Founder — Best Buddies International
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_Kennedy_Shriver

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