![]() ![]() The news comes almost exactly two years after his 25-year-old son, Tommy, committed suicide on Dec. 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. The congressman's office confirmed the news on Thursday, December 31. This is the second time the Maryland Democrat has been diagnosed with cancer, as he previously battled colorectal cancer in 2010. Thomas Raskin, son of Maryland Rep Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin, died at the age of 25. quoteAt Amherst College, he majored in history, helped lead the Amherst Political Union, intellectually discredited the egregious Dinesh D’Souza who turned to pathetic insults when Tommy destroyed his argument from the audience with a simple question (even before D’Souza was soon to be convicted of federal campaign finance crimes) I love that. That panel issued its final report last week and is set to dissolve when the new Republican-led House is sworn in on Jan. He was the lead impeachment manager when the House impeached Trump one week after the attack, and he currently sits on the House committee investigating the siege. Raskin has played a leading role in recent years as House Democrats twice impeached then-President Donald Trump and investigated Trump’s role in the Jan. The cause of death was suicide after a long battle with depression, according to a family spokesperson. “I am still holding out hope for the kind that causes hair gain and weight loss,” he joked. Raskin, a second year student at Harvard Law School, died Dec. Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin, has died, the congressmans. (WJZ) - Thomas 'Tommy' Raskin, the son of Maryland Rep. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. The suicide prevention program (Thomas Bloom Raskin Act) is in honor of Tommy Raskin. Thomas Raskin, aka Tommy Raskin, is the son of an American lawyer and politician, serving as the U.S. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. ![]() In a statement Wednesday, Raskin said he has diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and the “prognosis for most people in my situation is excellent after four months of treatment.” He said he has been advised his chemotherapy treatment will cause hair loss and weight gain. Decem/ 11:52 PM / CBS Baltimore TAKOMA PARK, Md. On the last day of December 2020, a 25-year-old Harvard law student Thomas Raskin died by suicide. Raskin, who will be the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the next Congress, said he expects to be able to work through his outpatient treatment at a Washington-area hospital. Jamie Raskin said Wednesday that he has a type of lymphoma that’s a “serious but curable form of cancer” and he is beginning several months of treatment. ![]()
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