Sargent Shriver, Maria Shriver's Father, Has Passed Away

America’s lost another great leader.
Sargent Robert Shriver, father to Maria Shriver and an immense patriot, has passed away. He succumbed to his long battle against Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 95.
Sargent Shriver did several immense services this to country, including launching the U.S. Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family as well as heading the Special Olympics.
We send out our condolences to the Shrivers and Kennedys for their loss. He was truly one of the great ones.
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