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Celebrity

A Letter from Maria Shriver

You are an inspiration and a hero to millions of people with intellectual disabilities -To me you are mummy - tough - smart - funny - competitive - driven.
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A Letter from Donna de Varona

You have opened the eyes of millions to the possibility of the human spirit.
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A Letter from Jamie Wyeth

In 1995 I was asked to create a likeness of Eunice Shriver to be used as "the face" of a U.S. silver dollar commemorating the Special Olympics World Games.
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A Letter from Carolyn and Peter Lynch

Eunice, you have accomplished with Special Olympics something I have not seen achieved by thousands and thousands of companies in the last ten, twenty, or forty years.
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A Letter from Kathie Lee Gifford

Very few individuals in history have had the impact on as many lives as Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
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A Letter from Quincy Jones

Through that vehicle, she's impacted and helped countless individuals over the globe.
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A Letter from Loretta Claiborne

Today I am proud because someone gave me a chance and believed in me and more than 3 million people like me who have intellectual disabilities.
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A Letter from Kimberly Elise

Thank you, Mrs. Shriver, for being a beacon of light and a teacher of love to me and to so many.
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A Letter from Scott Hamilton

She has changed the world like no one else in world history.
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A Letter from David Stern

Thank you for demonstrating that sports does indeed have a purpose grounded in the values of both competition and compassion.
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