Tribute to Robert Sargent Shriver

07/02/11

Robert Sargent Shriver was a public servant, to his country, the world and his family.  To his family we would like to offer our heartfelt condolences on his passing, not two years after their mother Eunice passed away.  Loss is never easy and Special Olympics Gibraltar is aware of your pain and prays with you for ease and comfort.

Sargent Shriver was an International lawyer, ambassador and advocate for the poor and powerless. Powerless. Sounds like a hopeless word but not under his baton of humanitarianism. He had a vision to help those less fortunate in society and make a difference in their lives.  He had a passion for service and spent his lifetime striving to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.

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A Message of Hope

12/02/10

( Special Olympics Gibraltar pays tribute to founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver who died on August 11th,  2009.)

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There is always a beginning, but its source is often tenuous.  Perhaps a chance encounter, meeting or experience sows the seed that will evolve, influence and impact society for better or for worse.  In Eunice Kennedy Shriver we celebrate one who has influenced and advanced the world of those born with intellectual disabilities.

She was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on July 10th 1921, the fifth child of nine born to Joseph P. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.  That was her beginning, but it goes even further back to the dark days of the Irish potato famine (1845-1852) when her ancestors were driven from their homeland in Wexford and emigrated to America.  Had this not happened I would not now be writing this tribute on behalf of Special Olympics Gibraltar. read more…