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Also Known As	Eunice Mary Kennedy
Born	July 10, 1921 • Brookline • Massachusetts
Died	August 11, 2009 (aged 88) • Hyannis • Massachusetts
Founder	Special Olympics
Awards And Honors	Presidential Medal of Freedom (1984)
Notable Family Members	spouse R. Sargent Shriver • father Joseph P. Kennedy • mother Rose Kennedy • daughter Maria Shriver • brother Ted Kennedy • brother Robert F. Kennedy • brother John F. Kennedy • sister Rosemary Kennedy

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