Posted on 01/01/2021 7:18:51 AM PST by KevinB
The son of Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin has died, the congressman’s office announced Thursday.
Thomas Bloom Raskin, 25, was a graduate of Amherst College and a second-year student at Harvard Law School.
The news release does not list a cause of death.
“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,” Raskin and his wife, Sarah Bloom Raskin, said in a statement. “We are devastated and demolished to be without him.”
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sisters, Hannah and Tabitha, grandparents, Arlene Bloom and Lynn Raskin, and dozens of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends, the statement said.
“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,” the statement said.
Funeral and memorial service arrangements will be released at a later time.
Raskin, a constitutional law professor, has represented Maryland’s 8th Congressional District, which includes parts of Montgomery, Frederick and Carroll counties since 2016, most recently winning reelection in November.
Raskin rose to national prominence earlier this year for his high-profile role during President Donald Trump’s impeachment.
Why even announce it? Just put an obit in the paper with that info like everyone else and that’s that. Don’t talk about it to strangers. Just another narcissistic attention whore politician.
It is vey sad but it is also justice and you will see more of this in the days ahead.
Probabily an accidental suicide
I’m kinda pondering that ‘demolished without him’ part. Devastated I can see, but demolished?
And this ‘...asks everyone to observe strict COVID-19 protocols during this time of grief’. Do they think they’re going to be mobbed? Or did the kid contract COVID because he was sneaking out to raves and they don’t want to admit it?
Congressmen have substantial support in their districts. Obituaries are customary, and have been for about 1,000 years. They communicate the death to the community.
Would you not publish an obituary of your child?
Over a holiday? This was probably written by an intern. They use inappropriate words all the time.
I had a friend of my daughter visit over the weekend. They were using the word “existential.” I asked her what it meant. She couldn’t define it.
The use of language is becoming a lost art.
I think the Covid warning is pro forma. It looks like there’s a large extended family, but they shouldn’t need an official press release from the Congressman’s office to tell the aunts and cousins to not all come over at the same time.
Is this a clue about cause of death from his obituary? Covid-19? Or suicide as a result of lingering Covid-19? Suicide of a young, gay, man?
“The family is thankful for the overflowing of help and love from neighbors, constituents, and companions yet requests that everybody notice exacting COVID-19 conventions during this season of anguish.”
https://www.dailywebpoint.com/thomas-raskin-obituary/
Gwjack
That I can agree with, I’ve buried 2 of my 4 sons, 1 died at 33 days of CYTOMAGALIC INCLUSION DISEASE, viral infection he was born with, 2nd was 16, brutally murdered. Ambushed and beat to death by a sociopath to get his jollies.
Good looking kid. One of life’s lucky winners... Dad with a great job, Amherst, Harvard Law. My bet is suicide/overdose. You never know what demons are inside a person.
He sounds like a great kid.
He passionately loved his family,
He sounds like a great kid.
friends,
He sounds like a great kid.
and animals,
He sounds like a great kid.
and was devoted to the cause of the global poor,”
He sounds like a pothead.
“... and was devoted to the cause of the global poor...”
And jamie, ever the good liberal, will fight to keep the global poor that way in honor of his son.
Amen....he’s one big CREEP, but this is sad.
Cause of death...rotten genes.
OMG!! Prayers for you.
It must be the Washington Post!
They don’t immediately make a Party association for Raskin.
So...I bet there’s more to the story of Raskn’s untimely death.
Oops...
I meant WTOP.
NO DIFFERENCE.
Drugs? Sex? Or Both?
LOL
Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. smh
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