Son of Rep. Jamie Raskin Dies at Age 25
The 25-year-old son of Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) died, the Congressman announced on Thursday.
Thomas Bloom Raskin, a second-year student at Harvard Law School and a graduate of Amherst College, died recently, the elder Raskin said in a statement.
“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. We are devastated and demolished to be without him,” Rep. Raskin and his wife, Sarah Bloom Raskin, said.
The cause of death was not detailed.
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Girish Venkatesh with his family before he left India to study in Arizona. He is among the roughly 1 million international students at U.S. colleges and universities. (Courtesy of Girish Venkatesh)
The U.S. is nine months into the pandemic and for some people, it’s the first time they’ve gone without seeing their loved ones for months on end.
Even with a vaccine rolling out, many families won’t be able to gather for the holidays.
That separation is something the more than 1 million international students studying in the U.S. this year are familiar with. If it was hard before for them to get home for visits, the coronavirus pandemic has made it even more difficult.
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Girish Venkatesh with his family before he left India to study in Arizona. He is among the roughly 1 million international students at U.S. colleges and universities.
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The U.S. is nine months into the pandemic and for some people, it’s the first time they’ve gone without seeing their loved ones for months on end.
Even with a vaccine rolling out, many families won’t be able to gather for the holidays.