Article: Robert Everhart, 58; Martial Arts Instructor, Competitor

Robert Eugene Everhart, 58, a karate teacher and top competitor who trained thousands of Washington area residents in the martial arts, died July 27 at the Rock Creek Manor Nursing Center in the District. He had brain cancer.

Although he also taught adults, Mr. Everhart had a particular interest in using the Japanese martial arts to help children in the District. To many of his students, he became a role model and father figure.

"His focus was not only martial arts," said Jacqueline Miller Byrd, a family friend. "It was making sure the children were educated. Students had to do their homework before practice."

Along with operating his own Japanese karate school on Capitol Hill for more than ...

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