He was adored by millions of fans for his role in The Karate Kid and on the television series Happy Days. Services were held Wednesday for actor and Las Vegas resident Pat Morita.

The service at Palm Mortuary on Eastern near Robindale was attended by Morita's friends and co-stars such as Ralph Macchio and Anson Williams. Morita died at his Las Vegas home of natural causes.

In lieu of flowers, Morita's family has asked that donations be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children. As a child, Morita developed spinal tuberculosis and spent a lot of time at the Shriners Hospital in San Francisco. He credited the doctors there for curing his condition.