Sargent Shriver Tribute Articles
Lots and lots of tremendous tributes are rolling in from major news outlets, bloggers, the Twitterverse, friends and families. Bookmark this post and we’ll keep updating with the best ones. No doubt we will miss some, so shoot us a link via email or in the comments so we can add it.
The Good Works of Sargent Shriver The Atlantic, by Scott Stossel
R. Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps Leader, Dies at 95 The New York Times, by Robert D. McFadden
Sargent Shriver: A Life of Grace The Washington Post, by Colman McCarthy
Sargent Shriver, 1915–2011: The Kennedy In-Law Who Was the Real Deal Time, by David von Drehle
R. Sargent Shriver dies at 95; ‘Unmatched’ Public Servant and Kennedy In-Law Los Angeles Times, by Elizabeth Mehren
Remembering Robert Sargent Shriver The Case Foundation, by Jean Case
Sargent Shriver, The Quiet Hero Huffington Post, by Robert L. Cavnar
Remembering Sargent Shriver Huffington Post, by Pat Waak
Here Is To A Great Man — Sargent Shriver Ted’s Take, by Ted Leonsis
Sargent Shriver’s Personal Contribution FatherhoodChannnel.com, by Seth Eisenberg
Farewell Sargent Shriver ReJenerations, by Jen Schrad
Sargent Shriver’s ‘Boundless Heart’ The Daily Beast, by George McGovern
Sargent Shriver’s Lasting Impact: An Appreciation Vanity Fair Vanity Fair, by Maureen Orth
Postscript: Sargent Shriver The New Yorker, by Hendrik Hertzberg
Remembering Sargent Shriver The Hill’s Congress Blog, by Senator John Kerry (D-Mass)
Sargent Shriver: A Friend Remembers NPR, by Claudine Ebeid
Sargent Shriver, Force Behind Peace Corps, Dies At 95 NPR Morning Edition
Sargent Shriver, Man of Public Service ABC News
Sargent Shriver on Napping The New Yorker, by Jon Michaud
Sargent Shriver: Special Olympics Hero Fox News, by Jennifer Cerbasi
Sarge Shriver (1915–2011) New York Review of Books, Garry Wills
Following in Sargent Shriver’s Footsteps Volunteer Match, by Shari Ilsen
Sargent Shriver: The Quintessential Public Servant The Hill, by Ronald Goldfarb
What I learned from Sargent Shriver New York Times, by Bono
Sargent Shriver Chicago Reader, by Michael Miner
Honoring Sargent Shriver Huffington Post, by Alan Khazei
Remembering Sargent Shriver The White House
We Do This For Young People: In Tribute to Sargent Shriver Huffington Post, by Russell Simmons & Dr. Benjamin Chavis
Sargent Shriver The Telegraph
Remembering Sargent Shriver Huffington Post, by Marian Wright Edelman
The Sarge Shriver I Knew oanow.com, by Mark Shields
Sargent Shriver: Living the faith The Baltimore Sun, by Patrick Whelan and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Sargent Shriver’s Legacy to the Nonprofit World The Chronicle of Philanthropy, by Pablo Eisenberg
Sargent Shriver: Brief Encounters of the Most Memorable Kind National Peace Corps Association, by Erica Burman
We’ve been re-tweeting some of the good tribute tweets too, so be sure to follow us and read our timeline to see some great tribute tweets.
Watch this biographical video narrated by Tom Brokaw to learn more about Sargent Shriver and his work with Special Olympics.
Here’s a good overall story/obituary from the Associated Press
