JUNE 11, 1993 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

Award-winning entertainer

Jasmine Baker dies at 37

Robin Anthony Nelson, well known as female impersonator, entertainer and hostess Jasmine Baker, succumbed to complications associated with AIDS on May 19 at MetroHealth Medical Center.

More than 300 friends attended the memorial service for the 37 year old entertainer that was held at 2 pm on Sunday, May 23 at the U4ia Nightclub.

Active in the area's gay community, Nelson was a member of N.O.C.I., served on the board of Black and White Men Together, worked with the Health Issues Taskforce, and performed at numerous benefits and pageants. In his alter ego, Jasmine Baker, he impersonated singer Anita Baker, and over the past three years reigned as the house emcee for U4ia.

He appeared across Ohio and neighboring states, earning numerous service and entertainment awards during his career. This year's honors included the Katie Alexander Award given by M.T.M. Productions; the People's Choice Community

Service Award and People's Choice Award for Female Impersonator of the Year, sponsored by Valentine News; and In Living Color's Entertainer of the Year.

He previously reigned as Miss Gay Cleveland North Coast in 1988, and won the Best Awards Female Impersonator prize in 1989, the People's Choice Award for Female Impersonator of the Year in 1990, and the People's Choice North Coast Impersonator of the Year awards in 1990 and 1991. In 1992 he was named North East Ohio Entertainer of the Year and went on to place fifth nationwide as both Female Impersonator and Entertainer of the Year in a competition held in Louisville, Kentucky.

The owner of JB Showcase Productions, Nelson earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from John Carroll University and had worked for Cuyahoga County.

He is survived by his lover of more than seven years, Luis Catania; his father, Robert; and his brothers Randolph, Thomas, Eric and Brian.

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