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Mourners Honor Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Hundreds honor founder of Special Olympics

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(Newser) – Several hundred people mourned Eunice Kennedy Shriver at a wake today in Massachusetts, the Cape Cod Times reports. Husband Sargent Shriver, daughter Maria, and son-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger were joined by family, friends, and others appreciative of Shriver’s advocacy for the disabled through the Special Olympics. "Eunice's life was such an example of the best of our country," said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The funeral at 10am tomorrow will be streamed live at www.eunicekennedyshriver.org.

"She literally changed people's perceptions of an entire segment of society," said the director of a Cape Cod disability services agency. "As a result of what she was able to do, the disabled had the opportunity to do things they otherwise wouldn't have dreamed of. As a result of her generosity, they have self-esteem, confidence, things that carry over into the rest of their lives."

Maria Shriver puts her arm around Special Olympian multiple medalist Loretta Claiborne during a wake at Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, in Barnstable, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009.
Maria Shriver puts her arm around Special Olympian multiple medalist Loretta Claiborne during a wake at Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, in Barnstable, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Maria Shriver, daughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, kisses her husband California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger during a wake for Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009.
Maria Shriver, daughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, kisses her husband California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger during a wake for Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 2005.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 2005.   (AP Photo/Jennifer Szymaszek, File)
Sargent Shriver and wife Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1968.
Sargent Shriver and wife Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1968.   (AP Photo/Charles Harrity, File)
Well-wishers file past the casket of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, top, during a wake at Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, in the Centerville section of Barnstable, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009.
Well-wishers file past the casket of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, top, during a wake at Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, in the Centerville section of Barnstable, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Aug 13, 09 4:55 PM CDT
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Aug 13, 09 7:23 PM CDT
You're so callous, lack any sort of appreciation, disrespectful; FERCOCKT.
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Aug 13, 09 5:18 PM CDT
10am which time zone? Reply
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Aug 13, 09 6:54 PM CDT
Eastern, I would imagine, given her having lived in Hyannis.
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