Sargent Shriver, an icon of my youth and inspiration to me and many young people, passed away tonight. Condolences to his enormous family and countless friends.
Thanks for the amazing service, sir. You will be remembered fondly and missed.
R. Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps Leader, Dies at 95
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
R. Sargent Shriver, the Kennedy in-law who became the founding director of the Peace Corps, the architect of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s war on poverty, a United States ambassador to France and the Democratic candidate for vice president in 1972, died on Tuesday in Bethesda, Md. He was 95.
His family announced his death in a statement.
