The leading news story of the day is the death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver at the age of 88. Earlier today, Shriver's body was moved to the Kennedy's Hyannis Port compound where a family wake will take place. Funeral plans are not yet known. Reaction to her death and remembrances of her extraordinary life are continuing all day. Her brother, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, issued a touching statement in her honor, as did her son-in-law California Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggerand Cardinal O'Malley. The JFK Library posted two condolence books today.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver died this morning at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. Shriver, 88, founded the Special Olympics. She had been in the intensive care unit for the past week and was with her family when she died. In a statement released by the family, Shriver was described as "a living prayer, a living advocate, a living center of power. She set out to change the world and to change us, and she did that and more...Her work transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of people across the globe, and they in turn are her living legacy." President Barack Obama said she will be remembered for proving "that no physical or mental barrier can restrain the power of the human spirit." Tributes to Shriver can be read and posted at EuniceKennedyShriver.org.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver is in critical condition at Cape Cod Hospital, according to a family spokesman. Shriver is 88 and surrounded by her family. She founded the Special Olympics.
