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Jasmine, Frank 'Jake'
78, passed Wednesday, June 17, 2020, following a brief illness. A resident of Washington, D.C., he leaves his wife of more than 40 years, Carol (Davis) Randolph Jasmine; son Jonathan (Rachel); daughter Jennifer Randolph; sister Deborah (Robert); brothers-in-law John Davis and Alan Davis (Diana); granddaughters Ruby, Malin, and Naila; nieces, nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents Francis and Gladys Jasmine, and sister Kathy.
Jake was born September 16, 1941 and raised in St. Louis, MO, where he graduated from McBride High School. Many of his family members were police officers or worked in the St. Louis Police Department, and Jake chose a career in criminal justice. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling with a Corrections Specialization at Southern Illinois University, and earned his Master in Public Administration from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
Jake married Andrea Jackson and welcomed a son, Jonathan. His second marriage to Carol Randolph, in a ceremony at midnight on New Year's Eve 1980, began a partnership of over four decades and their blended family included Carol's daughter, Jennifer.
In his career, Jake focused on criminal justice issues, first as a Probation and Parole officer in St. Louis, then working for Governor Hugh Carey in New York, and later in the offices of U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel in New York and Washington. Jake served in public safety management roles under Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, including as Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness. He was a member of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice, the American Correctional Association, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
Jake was deeply loyal to others in the many friendships he maintained throughout his life. His passions were politics, public service, and sports as a lifelong D.C. football fan. In lieu of flowers or donations, the family requests that you honor Jake's life by voting and encouraging others to vote and make a difference in the lives of the underserved and underrepresented. A celebration of life service will be held at a future date.
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Memories and Condolences
for Frank Jasmine
Ernest Doolum Johnson
February 28, 2023
Condolences to the family. Ernest Doolum Johnson
Lloyd C. Bishop
September 18, 2020
My condolences to Jake's family, friends, and colleagues. He was a great colleague and mentor.
Lloyd, A Colleague from NY.
John Smith
June 29, 2020
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
John Smith
June 29, 2020
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
John Smith
June 29, 2020
John Smith
June 29, 2020
Jake was my brother from another mother and my best friend from childhood and high school. His entire family was mine. We played baseball, basketball, football, and track. He was a scholar and athlete, a Christian, and my very best friend. God bless Carol his son Jonathan, his baby sister Debbie and the associate family and friends, and also to the McBride High School family as well.
I will see you in heaven buddy.
Love you,
John Smith (St. Louis, Mo.)
....best friend
Mike
June 29, 2020
Gone From My Sight
By Henry Van Dyke
I am standing upon the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.
Then some at my side says: There, she is gone!
Gone where?
Gone from my sight.
That is all.
She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side and she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to destined port.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her. And just at that moment when someone at my side says: There, she is gone! there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout: Here she comes!
And that is dying...
N. Persaud
June 28, 2020
My deepest sympathy to the family of Frank Jasmine. May you be comforted in knowing that our Heavenly Father cares for you. He will give you strength and courage to cope with your grief.
Psalm 94:17-19
David Whalin
June 28, 2020
RIP Frank, devoted to his family and to justice for all.
Bill Cunningham
June 27, 2020
There are not words enough to describe Jake as a colleague, as a friend, as a spirit. Too many nights, too many laughs, too many lessons. And he always got the work done. No fuss, he made it look easy. No matter how crazy it got, Jake always saw the humor. Over the years since, a phone call never lasted less than 20 minutes and usually more...and lots of laughs. And what a laugh...not just a chuckle or a smile...no his was a full body laugh... He will be missed but more importantly he will be remembered. Carol, Jonathan you have my deepest condolences. God bless.
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