He has lost his sense of happiness ever after. Often fighting back the tears, Raskin said he never again will believe that everything will get better in the end. The Congressman praised his son, calling him an “ independent thinker” from a very young age who always displayed “ dazzling courage and poise.” He made sure his entire class was invited to his fourth birthday party, changed his lunch partners regularly at Eastern Middle School in Silver School so that he wouldn’t just sit with students in the magnet program, and held a dinner for a group of Montgomery Blair High School students so they could all enjoy the prom together, even if they had no date. His mother described an eight-hour road trip in which her son in college challenged a Libertarian professor to a debate, wrote his side of the issue, submitted it to a peer-review publication, and heard back from the professor two times.ĭuring the ceremony, guitar players sang “Hallelujah,” Bob Dylan’s “ You’re Going to Make Me Miss You When You Go,” Dar Williams performed two of her songs, including “ I Had No Right” about Maryland’s Daniel Berrigan. Scattered throughout the celebration of his life were videos featuring Raskin reciting two of his poems and intense interaction with a college professor.
Yet another friend acknowledged that she had lost “every single game.“ Some admitted to losing “too many” Boggle games, and one friend estimated that she had lost 60 to 80 games over a nine-month period. Another friend, Tom Agger, said, “ Sometimes I would look at him and say that’s what I want to be when I grow up, which is such a crazy thing for someone his age to say.” Yet another friend called him “ the Michael Jordan of our generation.” “ He really, really cared about what you said,” said friend Sophie Clark. Arlene Bloom said her grandson was “ caring, devoted.” The idea for the drive-in memorial arose when Tommy’s sister, Tabitha, said she felt cheated that due to COVID-19, she could not hug those who shared her grief and missed out on in-person, comforting Shivah, the Jewish mourning ritual.įunny, sensitive, kind, good, gentle, illuminary, authentic, and positive were just some of the many attributes cited. Tommy Raskin, who died of suicide at the age of 25, was remembered by family, friends, and thousands of others gathered at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., or watching virtually on YouTube. Memorial Service and Celebration of the Life of Tommy Raskin He was a poet, an enthusiastic Boggle player, a vegan, a political person who cared about every person and animal in the world. He was a graduate of Amherst College and was attending Harvard Law School at the time of his death. Tommy Raskin, who grew up in Takoma Park, lost his life to depression on Dec. Please look after each other, the animals, and the global poor for me.
He left a short note for his family, which read: “ Please forgive me. Proud to cast this vote.- Rep.On the last day of December 2020, 25-year-old Harvard law student Thomas Raskin died by suicide. The Build Back Better Act means strong climate action, a tax cut for working families and the fix to predatory drug pricing America needs. We just passed the most significant investment in the American people’s quality of life in more than a half-century. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball tweet read, "Losing a child is an unimaginable tragedy, and on behalf of the County residents, prayers are with the Raskin family and wish them strength in future years ahead to overcome such a devastating loss". Jamie's colleagues expressed their condolences over the loss on Twitter and statements released over the weekend. Hundreds of his friends adored him, and it was hard for his family to see their son in that situation. According to his family, Tommy Raskin began to be tortured later in his 20s by depression.įurthermore, Tommy's sister Tabitha put it on Facebook over the weekend that it was relentless torture in the brain for him despite excellent doctors and loving family.
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