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GRANDMASTER SUK KI SHIN
OMAHA, NEB.
Suk Ki Shin, 66, of Omaha died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, after a battle with
pancreatic cancer.
Funeral service was held Monday, Dec. 4, at West Center Chapel in Omaha
with Mr. Shin's nephew, the Rev. Edward Shin, officiating.
Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Omaha.
Heafey-Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler Funeral Home of Omaha was in charge
of arrangements.
He was born April 28, 1940, in South Korea, and moved to the United
States in 1968. In 1972, Grandmaster Shin founded Shin's Judo, Tae Kwon
Do and Hapkido Academy. He also taught at the University of Nebraska at
Omaha and Creighton University in Omaha.
Mr. Shin was a ninth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon do, eighth-degree
black belt in Judo, and eighth-degree black belt in Hapkido. His
accomplishments include winning the Korean National Championship and
first Asian Championship, being appointed special bodyguard to protect
the South Korean president and training the Korean Special Forces in
martial arts.
For 36+ years Mr. Shin taught martial arts to
students in Omaha.
Survivors include his wife, Jae Hee Shin; a daughter, Bonita Rathi, and
her husband, Brett, of Queen Creek, Ariz.; a son, Steve Shin, and his
fiancée, Cheryl Richter, of Omaha; a brother, Myong Ki Shin; and a
sister, Kum Ok Lee.
Mr. Shin was preceded in death by his mother, Bong Gum Hwang.
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