News Special Olympics (SpecialOlympics.org) Provides news and more. 02-06 Papers Eunice Kennnedy Shriver, Founder of the Special Olympics, Dies (CNN News) "Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of President John F. Kennedy and a champion of the disabled who founded the Special Olympics, died Tuesday, the Special Olympics said. She was 88." 08-09 Rosemary Kennedy, Inspiration for Special Olympics, Dies (MSNBC News) "Rosemary Kennedy, the oldest sister of President John F. Kennedy and the inspiration for the Special Olympics, died Friday. She was 86." 01-05