Friend reminisces on time spent with Jasmine Lynn

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By MASHAUN D. SIMON 

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

As students on the campus of Spelman College mourn the tragic death of their friend and colleague, Jasmine Lynn, Sarah Estrada remembers a friend whom she shared a lot of time laughing with.

Jasmine Lynn in a photo taken from her Facebook page.

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John Spink, John Spink Clark Atlanta University police had a high profile presence in front of the Heritage Commons after a Spelman student was killed by a shot from a nearby altercation.

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John Spink, jspink@ajc.com, John Spink The shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. in the 200 block of James P. Brawley Drive.

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Estrada, 20, attended Lincoln College Preparatory Academy in Kansas City with Lynn.

“She was the most vibrant and outgoing person in high school,” said Estrada who know attends the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Lynn, a 19-year-old sophomore who was majoring in psychology and minoring in business, according to her Myspace page, was hit and killed by a stray bullet while walking with a friend on the campus of Clark Atlanta University around 12:30 Thursday morning.

Estrada got word about her friend via Facebook.

“She played the trombone and I the flute in the marching band,” Estrada said. “In the band we cracked jokes about teachers and the band.”

Estrada said he had not talked with Lynn much after graduating from Lincoln a year before her friend. But one of her greatest memories is when “a group of us from band went to Hawaii in 06.”

“A boy got a surfboard and another student and I were trying to carry it for him back to the hotel,” she said. “We were having trouble with it and Jasmine came behind us and helped us carry it.”

All the way back they were laughing and cracking jokes.

“That is one of the memories I will hold,” Estrada said. “Today is sad day for Lincoln people.”

In memory of Lynn, Spelman has lowered their flags to half-staff and created a memorial web page to its website at: http://speakupspelman.blogspot.com/2009/09/spelman-college-mourns-death-of.html.

One person commented anonymously saying, “We spoke once Jasmine and I left smiling. We saw each other at a party and smiled. We shared a laugh. But we never got a chance to have a conversation and get to know one another. This is my deepest regret.”

Another said, “I just saw your picture and broke down into tears. I didn’t even know your name, but you applied for a job at my store not 4 or 5 days ago. I just saw you yesterday in passing as I was on my way to Psych class. I waved. Now you’re gone, but your naturally kind nature will stay with me.”

Estrada will always remember the laughs, adding that Lynn always put friends before herself.

“She helped others,” she said. “When a person was down she would make sure they were smiling so they could be happy.”