Congressman Raskin
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Anonymous
He was a handsome, intelligent and thoughtful young man. This is so incredibly sad. What a loss
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Anonymous
| That literally moved me to tears. I applaud the Raskins for sharing this. Depression can come cloaked in many forms and overtake even those who have successful seemingly perfect lives filled with love. |
Anonymous
| What a beautiful and sad note. |
Anonymous
| I wish I could bring their beloved son back to them. It goes to show- depression is such a terrible, insidious, deadly disease and sometimes no amount of love or help can cure it. It’s so awful. I pray Tommy’s soul is finally at peace. He obviously felt very deeply and was very moved by the suffering in the world. |
Anonymous
| This gutted me. It will stay with me forever. I am grateful to the Raskin family for sharing this. |
Anonymous
| We need more research on mental illness and suicide. |
Anonymous
| I found this so profoundly sad. I had to run and hide in the bathroom earlier after reading the obituary, as I was moved to tears. DD suffers from depression and this is one of deepest fears. I can’t imagine what he and his family are going through. |
Anonymous
Me too. Every quiet moment tonight, my mind wanders back to this. Poor soul. Poor family. |
Anonymous
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I know Jamie Raskin, but I never had the privilege of meeting Tommy.
This family is everything that you've all mentioned and more. They care so much for the people of this country -- their hearts are so enormous. Do you know that if you emailed Jamie with a question or comment, he'd ALWAYS respond personally... no aid, no assistant, always him personally. This is just devastating, my heart is so broken for this wonderful family and I send my love to them. |
Anonymous
| Thank you, dear Raskins, for having the bounty and grace to share this news. I am stunned by your generosity. |
Anonymous
| The scariest part of this is how loving and caring a family can be and yet it can still happen. We like to pray we are doing all we can for our children and yet there is only so much one can do when depression hits like this. My prayers go out to them. |
Anonymous
| Thank you for sharing this obituary/eulogy. What a special young man and family. |
Anonymous
| This is so incredibly sad. |
Anonymous
He's even called me personally after a note I wrote to him I am so sorry for their loss. May Tommy's memory be for a blessing. |
Anonymous
| Heartbreaking. My prayers and condolences go out to the Raskin family. My thanks to them as well for shining a light on the crushing pain of this disease. |