Shriver Funeral Set for Saturday

January 18, 2011 5:34 pm

POTOMAC, Md. (AP) – A funeral for R. Sargent Shriver is being held at a church in suburban Washington this weekend.

Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac, Md., says the invitation-only Mass is set for Saturday, but the time has not yet been decided.

Shriver, who served as the director of the Peace Corps and leader of the war on poverty, died Tuesday after being hospitalized for several days in his native Maryland. He was 95 and had suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

A businessman and lawyer, Shriver helped his late wife and Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver – a sister of President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Edward Kennedy – run the
organization that allows disabled people to participate in sports.