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. 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. 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. Mr.On the last day of December 2020, 25-year-old Harvard law student Thomas Raskin died by suicide. Sarah Bloom Raskin was a governor of the Federal Reserve Board and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Department during President Obama’s administration. Before entering Congress in 2016, Raskin represented parts of Takoma Park and Silver Spring in the Maryland State Senate. Raskin’s statement did not list a cause of death, and said that funeral and memorial service arrangements will be released at a later date.Ĭongressman Raskin represents Maryland’s Eighth Congressional District, which includes much of Montgomery County. The family is grateful for the outpouring of support and love from neighbors, constituents, and friends but asks everyone to observe strict COVID-19 protocols during this time of grief.”
“Tommy is survived by his beloved sisters Hannah and Tabitha, dozens of loving aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and grandparents Arlene Bloom and Lynn Raskin. We are devastated and demolished to be without him. 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. In a statement, Congressman Raskin wrote, “Tommy was pure magic. He was a second-year student at Harvard Law School.Īt Blair, Tommy lead a peer tutoring program and was the president of the Young Democrats Club, according to Silver Chips articles from the time. Tommy was 25.Īfter graduating from Montgomery Blair High School, Tommy attended and graduated from Amherst College. Congressman Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin announced the passing of their son, Thomas (Tommy) Bloom Raskin, this morning at their home in Takoma Park.
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