Flowers and a card are seen on the casket during the wake for R Sargent Shriver at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. Shriver, a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and brother-in-law of former US President John F Kennedy, died on January 18, at age 95. Photo: AP
Flowers and a card are seen on the casket during the wake for R Sargent Shriver at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. Shriver, a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and brother-in-law of former US President John F Kennedy, died on January 18, at age 95. Photo: AP
Bono performs during the funeral Mass for R Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac. Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family, died at the age of 95 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Photo: AP
Senator John Kerry and his wife Teresa Heinz talks with guests at the funeral Mass for R Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic church in Potomac. Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family, died at the age of 95 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Photo: AP
US Senator John Kerry hugs Maria Shriver at the wake for Sargent Shriver at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. Shriver, a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and brother-in-law of former US President John F Kennedy, died on January 18, at age 95. Photo: Reuters
Family photographs are displayed during the wake for Sargent Shriver at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. Shriver, a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and brother-in-law of former US President John F Kennedy, died on January 18, at age 95. Photo: Reuters
Members of the Shriver family sit near the casket of R Sargent Shriver during his funeral mass at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac. Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family, died at the age of 95 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Photo: AP
Joseph Kennedy II greets Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of late Senator Ted Kennedy, outside Our Lady of Mercy Catholic church at the funeral Mass for R Sargent Shriver in Potomac, outside Washington. Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family, died at the age of 95 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Photo: AP
Father Mark Horak gives the welcome address at the wake for Sargent Shriver at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. Shriver, a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and brother-in-law of former US President John F Kennedy, died on January 18, at age 95. Photo: Reuters
Bobby Shriver walks past the casket during the wake for his father Sargent Shriver at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. Shriver, a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and brother-in-law of former US President John F Kennedy, died on January 18, at age 95. Photo: Reuters
Former Senator George McGovern greets Maria Shriver before he speaks during the wake for R Sargent Shriver at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. Shriver, a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and brother-in-law of former US President John F Kennedy, died on January 18, at age 95. Photo: AP
Singer Wyclef Jean sings "Psalms 98" during the funeral mass for Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac. Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family, died at the age of 95 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Photo: Reuters
First lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden attend the funeral Mass for R Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac. Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family, died at the age of 95 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Photo: AP
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger attends the wake for R. Sargent Shriver at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. Shriver, a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and brother-in-law of former US President John F Kennedy, died on January 18, at age 95. Photo: Reuters
Singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder attends the funeral Mass for R Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic church in Potomac. Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family, died at the age of 95 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Photo: AP
US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the funeral Mass for R Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic church in Potomac. Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family, died at the age of 95 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Photo: AP
Anthony Shriver leads the pall bearers carrying his father's, R Sargent Shriver, casket into Our Lady of Mercy Parish for a funeral mass in Potomac. Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family, died at the age of 95 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Photo: AP
The casket of R Sargent Shriver is carried into Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church for a funeral Mass in Potomac, just outside Washington. Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family, died at the age of 95 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Photo: AP
Former President Bill Clinton, Senator John Kerry, First Lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden attend the funeral mass for R Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac. Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family, died at the age of 95 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Photo: AP
Mark Shriver holds his head while his sister Marie Shriver listens as he talks about their father, R Sargent Shriver, during his funeral Mass at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic church in Potomac. Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family, died at the age of 95 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Photo: AP
The casket is carried out after the wake for R Sargent Shriver at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. Shriver, a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and brother-in-law of former US President John F Kennedy, died on January 18, at age 95. Photo: AP
Published Jan 23, 2011
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His 19 grandchildren read short remembrances, U2 frontman Bono led mourners in singing "Forever Young" and fond memories and laughter filled a funeral service for R Sargent Shriver, the 95-year-old statesman laid to rest. Shriver, the Peace Corps' first director who also ran the 1960s War on Poverty and served as a running mate on an ill-fated Democratic presidential ticket, was buried Saturday evening in a Massachusetts cemetery just hours after his funeral in suburban Washington.
At Shriver's service, mourners from Bono to Vice President Joe Biden to former President Bill Clinton paid tribute to the man affectionally known as "Sarge," talking of a life spent serving others.
