Eunice Kennedy Shriver was the sister of President John F. Kennedy. Shriver passed away at 2:00 a.m. on the morning of August 11, 2009.http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/11/eunice_kennedy_shriver_88_member_of_kennedy_clan_founder_of_special_olympics/
On August 7, 2009, the Kennedy family announced that the 88-year-old had fallen ill and was hospitalized. Her husband Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. and her children, including Maria Shriver, were by her side until she passed.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32334140/ns/politics/
