![]() ![]() Going forward, Jamie Raskin says, his family “will keep Tommy very close to our hearts. ![]() Jamie Raskin says, “You couldn’t be in his presence and say a negative thing about people. Out of all the group of interns, “somehow he was the one who took responsibility for making sure everyone was doing OK, that no one felt left out, that everyone was connected.” “He held a rare level of empathy and compassion,” wrote Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies, where Tommy interned. The stories of his love and compassion are absolutely astounding.Ī neighbor wrote to the Raskin family about a time when Tommy organized a group dinner in high school so his classmate who didn’t have a date to the prom wasn’t left out. But it wasn’t his mind that marked him as so extraordinary. He knew all the presidents and vice presidents in order. Tommy, according to his father, was remarkable from the beginning. The precious young man of boundless talent had given all his energy for the idea of the dignity and worth of all human beings. He gave us, and gave the world, “all his love.” He did not tell us to give up, to despair, to surrender, to become selfish, or despondent. Jamie Raskin would think of Tommy and the last part of his final message to us, which was not different in substance from the message of his life: “Look after each other and the global poor for me. His life and that of his wife and two daughters moved into a frightful and unexpected horror state. To wake him up, Jamie yelled, “Tombo, Tombo!” When he did not respond, Jamie knocked and went in.Īnd there, in a dreadful, indelible, irreversible instant of ghastly horror and disbelief, the father found his boy, his extraordinary only son, lying motionless on his bed. When Tommy didn’t respond, his father descended to the basement apartment where Tommy had been living for his second year of law school since the COVID-19 quarantine sent him home from Cambridge in March. When Jamie Raskin woke up on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, the last day of the year, he went to the kitchen and called downstairs for Tommy to join him for a banana-and-peanut butter breakfast smoothie. Look after each other, the animals, and the global poor for me. “Tommy” as his father Jamie Raskin (a Democrat representing Maryland’s 8th Congressional District) calls him, was also tormented by depression. Raskin was a law student and teaching assistant at Harvard Law School who donated from his teaching salary to charities in his students’ names. "Losing a child is an unthinkable tragedy and on behalf of the Howard County residents, our prayers are with the Raskin family as we wish them strength over the days, weeks, and years ahead to overcome such a devastating loss.At the age of 25, Thomas Bloom Raskin had already accomplished a great deal: He was a graduate of Amherst College and a member of several prominent organizations, a passionate vegan who wrote philosophical defenses of animal rights and converted those around him to give up meat. From working on Middle East policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation to the rigors of Harvard Law school, this young man was destined to do great things nationally and abroad. "Like his mother and father, Tommy was dedicated to making our world a better place by lifting up the most vulnerable amongst us. "Tonight, our thoughts and sympathies are with my friend Representative Jamie Raskin and his wife, former Deputy Secretary of Treasury, Sarah Bloom Raskin, and the Raskin family over the loss of their son, brother, and beloved, Thomas Bloom Raskin. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball also expressed condolences in a statement: Team Maryland is with you always.- Senator Ben Cardin January 1, 2021 Sharing love and prayers tonight for and his family. ![]() He is survived by his parents, sisters Hannah and Tabitha and other family members. He was a second-year student at Harvard Law School and a graduate of Amherst College. Raskin was appointed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to the newly created House Select Committee On Coronavirus. Raskin for his work in Congress and offer their prayers during the coronavirus pandemic. The singers wanted to use the nice weather to show gratitude to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) listen as a group of Maryland residents, calling themselves the 'Pandemic Comforters,' sing to them in the front yard of their home on in Takoma Park, Maryland. TAKOMA PARK, MD - MAY 04: (L-R) Thomas Raskin, Sarah Bloom Raskin and U.S. We are devastated and demolished to be without him," his family said in a statement. He passionately loved his family, friends, and animals, and was devoted to the cause of the global poor. His brilliance and compassion knew no bounds. Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin, has died, the congressman's office said Thursday. (WJZ) - Thomas "Tommy" Raskin, the son of Maryland Rep. ![]()
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