I was just passed this information this morning.
Dr. Brady is going to be missed by Florida Judo.
Information in the email below.


--- "Doug Clark" <CDCWORLD@...> wrote:
> From: "Doug Clark" <CDCWORLD@...>
> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 01:07:00 EST
> Subject: Death of Dr. Rob Brady, Stetson
> University Judo Club
> To: "David Ellis" <AWEJUDO@...>
>
> David,
>
> I very much regret to inform you that Dr. Rob Brady
> died today at the age of
> 62. Dr. Brady suffered a major stroke and had been
> on life support until his
> death today. Though Dr. Brady had not been very
> active in Florida Judo over the
> past 5 years, he nonetheless contributed greatly to
> Florida Judo. Dr. Brady
> started Judo in college in the early 1960s at
> University of California at
> Berkeley, where he studied under former Olympic
> Coach George Uchida. Even though he
> only weighed 125 lb. at the time, he was a skilled
> and fierce competitor.
> Though both George and Yosh Uchida considered Rob
> Brady as a possible national
> champion, and even potential Olympian, he instead
> decided to focus his efforts
> toward becoming a Scholar. He received a Masters
> degree from Harvard, and a
> Doctorate degree from Claremont University. Rob
> Brady took a faculty position in
> 1972 at Stetson University, in Deland. He
> immediately started the Stetson
> University Judo club, and introduced Judo into the
> Physical Education Curriculum
> at the University. As a competitor, Rob Brady was
> several times State and
> Sunshine State Games champion in the 142 lb
> category, playing in both the Seniors
> and Masters division. He took 2nd place in the
> Masters Category at the 1984 US
> Senior Nationals. At local tournaments there was
> often nobody Rob Brady's size
> or weight to play. But this did not discourage Rob,
> he would always ask to be
> put into a higher weight category group so that he
> would at least have
> someone to play, and frequently the weight
> difference was as much as 100 lb. Often
> he took a First Place when this happened, much to
> the surprise of spectators,
> and even when he did not, he gained the respect of
> his heavier opponents for
> his skill and tenacity. Rob Brady also competed in
> Kata, and took a 1st place
> several times at the Sunshine State Games. In
> addition to competing, and
> coaching his students, Rob always volunteered to
> referee and help out with the
> running of many local tournaments. He in fact held
> several quality tournaments at
> Stetson University over the years. And during the
> early 1980s when funds had
> been misappropriated by some former State Judo
> officers, and Florida Judo was in
> chaos, Rob Brady stepped in and took over the
> Treasure's office and
> straightened out the books. He computerized reports,
> reimbursed people on time, made
> people accountable, and brought integrity and
> transparency to Florida State Judo
> financial practices. Additionally, Dr. Brady hosted
> a National Teachers
> Institute Clinic at Stetson University in the early
> 1990s. It had one of the largest
> turnouts of any Teacher's Clinic in State Judo
> history. Over the years Dr.
> Brady produced several fine competitors, and his
> Stetson Univ. Judo Team always
> performed well at competition. In addition to Judo,
> Dr. Brady had many other
> interests. He sailed in the Trans-Bermuda race,
> learned Hang Gilding, played
> music, and was a skilled carpenter. Though a
> professor of Philosophy, Dr. Brady
> developed an internationally known computer software
> for teaching Logic at
> universities, as well as developed other
> interactive, multimedia educational
> software. But Rob Brady always loved Judo. He never
> once tried to profit from
> Judo, he always felt it was his duty to give back to
> Judo, which he did so
> admirably. Rob Brady was a tough competitor, a good
> coach and teacher, and he helped
> to support and spread Judo in Florida. But he was
> more than just that, he was
> also a scholar, a sailor, a loving husband and
> father, and a community leader.
> And I am very honored to say that Rob Brady was my
> Teacher, my Coach, and
> most of all my friend. I will miss him very much.
> Dr. Brady is survived by his
> wife Betty, and his daughters Virginia and Susan.
> For those of you who knew Dr.
> Brady, it is my understanding that Memorial
> donations can be made to The
> Lawson Endowed Lecture Series at Stetson University,
> University Relations, 421 N.
> Woodland Blvd., Unit 8279, Deland, FL 32723.
>
> Thank You,
> Doug Clark
>