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(24,455 posts)Maybe Omaha Steve can setup a DU/ActBlue account for donations....I cannot imagine what his parents are going through.
Was it COVID related?
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,674 posts)though they might appreciate donations to a charity. So far all I've been able to find on Google regarding what happened to him is "undisclosed cause."
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(24,455 posts)My heart goes out to them tonight...
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,674 posts)Very sad, he was only 25.
liberalhistorian
(20,816 posts)global poverty organization, or something like Doctors Without Borders, in his honor since he was passionate about such causes, would be one way to honor him. His poor parents and family, what a terrible tragedy.
elleng
(130,865 posts)We may hear from him, about 'donations,' later.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,588 posts)malaise
(268,930 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He was such a baby and seemed to have such a bright future ahead of him. My condolences to the entire Raskin family. They must be devastated. It sounds like this was not expected.
RIP, Tommy.
moonscape
(4,673 posts)Ari I think it was - a couple of days ago? If it had been expected, don't see how those interviews would have happened, so agree.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Secondly, if it had been expected, I think they would have mentioned that his death had occurred after either a long or even a brief illness. The fact that they are not disclosing the cause of death makes me believe it was sudden and unexpected and that more information is needed before they share it with the public.
DeminPennswoods
(15,278 posts)a friend's child who was about the same age, went to bed fine and never woke up.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Anything from a congenital heart defect to an accidental overdose to suicide.
We just won't know until the family decides that they ever want to share it with us, if they even do. It's just very sad, regardless of the cause. He was much too young to go.
DeminPennswoods
(15,278 posts)do sometimes pass quite unexpectedly.
onecaliberal
(32,826 posts)💔
Hekate
(90,645 posts)mcar
(42,302 posts)SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)I would be irreparably devastated if I lost my son. His family must be going through such anguish...
2naSalit
(86,536 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)🙏🏾
cilla4progress
(24,726 posts)This is devastating. I always listen when he comes on MSNBC. He is a great progressive from Maryland.
How tragic!!
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)could he have died of Covid so quickly, and he was only 25?
2020 SUCKS! Poor Jamie, I always listen when he is on MSNBC too.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,674 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)think it was suicide since people are not as likely to say the cause of death was suicide. I don't know why families usually do not report this as the cause. A terrible situation, none the less.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)demmiblue
(36,841 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,110 posts)Dumbfounded.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)elleng
(130,865 posts)TAKOMA PARK, M.D. With profound sorrow, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Sarah Bloom Raskin today announced the loss of their son Thomas (Tommy) Bloom Raskin, 25, who was a second-year student at Harvard Law School and a graduate of Amherst College.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10564164
AnnaLee
(1,035 posts)About 2/3 of the way down the page is the credit under one of the writings that says:
"Tommy Raskin is pursuing a J.D. at Harvard Law School."
LiberalArkie
(15,713 posts)elleng
(130,865 posts)Thanks for this. Deserves attention.
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,110 posts)Cannot stomach how we lose the wonderful young people and get stuck on earth with the Trump sons.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Why is it always the decent people who seem to leave this world early and the evil ones seem to live for fucking ever?
Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)cry baby
(6,682 posts)Such sorrow.
MontanaMama
(23,307 posts)blogslut
(37,999 posts)What a terrible loss to them
ANetliner
(2 posts)My heart goes out to Congressman Jamie Raskin, Sarah Bloom Raskin and their family.
I cant imagine anything more heartbreaking than losing a son or a daughter.
It is clear that Tommy Raskin was a young man of tremendous promise and considerable idealism. This loss is a devastating one for Tommys family and friends.
niyad
(113,259 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,369 posts)My whole heart goes out to the Raskins.
iluvtennis
(19,849 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Rabrrrrrr
(58,347 posts)so much death this year.
Demovictory9
(32,449 posts)Suicide or drug od
RIP
BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)MH1
(17,600 posts)just because the cause of death is undisclosed.
There are a lot of ways a healthy young person can die suddenly, and suicide isn't the only one that parents might not want to disclose.
It's none of our business, and the assumption of suicide as the cause could be hurtful. Just accept that we don't know, and it is a tragedy no matter the cause.
elleng
(130,865 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,393 posts)By Emmy M. Cho, Crimson Staff Writer
15 hours ago
Second year Harvard Law School student Thomas B. Tommy Raskin has died, his father, Rep. Jamin Ben Jamie Raskin 83 (D-Md.), announced in a statement Thursday. ... Tommy was pure magic. His brilliance and compassion knew no bounds. He passionately loved his family, friends, and animals, and was devoted to the cause of the global poor, the statement reads. We are devastated and demolished to be without him. ... The family did not announce a cause of death.
Thomas Raskin, 25, graduated from Amherst College in 2017. He had been a teaching fellow in the undergraduate course General Education 1171: Justice: Ethics in an Age of Pandemic and Racial Reckoning, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Tommy is survived by his beloved sisters Hannah and Tabitha, dozens of loving aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and grandparents Arlene Bloom and Lynn Raskin, the official statement added. 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.
Raskins father is serving his second term representing Marylands 8th congressional district and formerly taught constitutional law at American University. His mother, Sarah Bloom Raskin, is a graduate of Harvard Law School and a former U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary.
Staff writer Emmy M. Cho can be reached at emmy.cho@thecrimson.com.
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