Please forgive me, Tommy had written in his final hours. My illness won today. Please look after each other, the animals, and the global poor for me. All my love, Tommy.
“My road map for the rest of my life,” Raskin has said of his son’s farewell message. For those who didn’t know Tommy, who weren’t acquainted with the full reach of his empathy, his unwavering focus on justice and morality, it might be difficult to understand how Jamie Raskin sees it: The work of defending a vulnerable democracy is not a distraction from the staggering depths of his grief, but rather a channeling, a place to direct all the love for his child who is no longer here to receive it.
The Washington Post Magazine, December 6, 2021