Shriver died on August 11, 2009 at age 88. Upon her death [[Peter Farrelly]] wrote: "Eunice Kennedy Shriver has done more good for humanity that any woman in her lifetime. ... Besides founding the Special Olympics, Eunice also helped her husband [[Sargent Shriver]] create the [[Peace Corps]]." <ref>http://www.eunicekennedyshriver.org/letters/letter/32</ref> | Shriver died on August 11, 2009 at age 88. Upon her death [[Peter Farrelly]] wrote: "Eunice Kennedy Shriver has done more good for humanity that any woman in her lifetime. ... Besides founding the Special Olympics, Eunice also helped her husband [[Sargent Shriver]] create the [[Peace Corps]]." <ref>http://www.eunicekennedyshriver.org/letters/letter/32</ref> |