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(53,921 posts) Mon Jan 4, 2021, 04:14 PM Jan 2021

(Jewish Group) Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin's Son Dies at 25, Memorial Fund Created in His Honor

Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin has announced the death of his 25-year-old son Tommy, a second-year student at Harvard Law School.

In a statement released last week, the Maryland congressman and his wife Sarah said they were "devastated and demolished to be without him."

“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 read.

The family has not announced a cause of death.

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