
Tommy was pure magic, the Raskin family said in a written statement.

Losing a child is an unthinkable tragedy and on behalf of 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."įuneral and memorial service arrangements will be released in due course. Tommy Raskin, 25, was a graduate of Amherst College and a second-year student at Harvard Law School. son Thomas Monday, revealing he died New Year's Eve at age 25 after a. In a statement released on Sunday, his parents said he battled during his 20s with a 'disease called depression.' We're making. Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin pay emotional tribute to their. 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. Raskin announced the death Thursday of Tommy Bloom Raskin, 25. Like his mother and father, Tommy was dedicated to making our world a better place by lifting up the most vulnerable amongst us. 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. "Tonight, our thoughts and sympathies are with my friend Rep.

In the days that followed, as he was still wearing a torn black ribbon pinned to his lapel, as many mourning Jews do, life remained unrelenting for the Jewish congressman.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball released a statement on Thursday on the loss of Tommy. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) lost his son, Thomas (Tommy) Bloom Raskin, to depression. I ask all Marylanders to keep the Raskin family in your prayers. The First Lady and I extend our deepest sympathies over this heartbreaking loss. Jamie Raskin and his wife, Sarah Bloom Raskin, published a tribute Monday to honor their late son, Thomas Tommy Bloom Raskin, who died at 25 on New Years. A new statewide program focused on mental health is named in honor of Tommy Raskin, who lost his life to depression.
