Obituary of Yasmin Bibi Adam

Yasmin Bibi Adam was born in Toronto, Canada on December 18, 1972 to Mahmade Hussein Adam and Dorett Alicia Adam. She moved with her Mother to New York at the age of three where she lived until moving to Florida as a teenager.

 

Yasmin was predeceased by her father, Mahmade Hussein Adam.

 

Survived by her loving mother Dorett Alicia Adam. Aunts, Jean Harrison, Norma Wade, Jacqueline McClinton and Marcia Phillips. Uncle, Winston Richards and numerous cousins; Leslie Harrison, Imani Harrison, Patrick Harrison, Sharon Harrison, Sandra Harrison, Laurie Grant, Dawn Maynard, Kim Richards, Tamara Richards, Deborah Richards, Camille Grant, Aisha and Akili Phillips. She was particularly close to her cousins, Diandra Brown, Dannielle Brown and DeAnna Brown with whom she spent a lot of time. They shared that they always thought of Yasmin as the original “It” girl and called her Indian, because they thought that she looked like she was of East Indian descent.

 

Yasmin was remarkably strong; surviving an extremely traumatic dog attack that left this beautiful young woman physically scared and, we suspect, also emotionally compromised. Few would have survived this kind of tragic event, but Yasmin not only survived she thrived. While not embracing the traditional scholarly path, Yasmin was very intellectually bright. She was able to reflect on her life experiences and penned and published articles about aspects of her life, including the dog attack, while still maintaining her love and strong advocacy for animals and dogs in particular.  

 

As though that was not enough challenges to have faced in her relatively young life, in 2018 she faced yet another setback when she was diagnosed with Cancer. Yasmin was fiercely independent and this life changing diagnosis did not deter her from fighting to maintain this, even when it became clear she was in need of support. She was blessed to meet two incredibly special nurses, Rema and Marlene who befriended her, gained her confidence, and freely gave up their personal time to provide her the invaluable support she needed while she was away from family.  We will be forever grateful to these amazing nurses who we now see as extended family members.

 

Yasmin was definitely an original, extremely independent, defiant, a free-spirited wild child and a renegade who moved to the beat of her own drum. 

 

She was well loved by her family and friends and will be greatly missed. 

 

Yasmin passed away peacefully at Vitas Hospice House on November 16, 2020 with her mother and Aunt Norma by her side.  

 

Rest in Peace our beautiful Yasmin.

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