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Article: Robert Everhart, 58; Martial Arts Instructor, Competitor
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- August 20, 2008
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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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