Remembering Dr. Richard J. Raskin, M.D.
Richard Jay Raskin
The Brothers Raskin lost a giant today. Our father, Dr. Richard J. Raskin, passed away from complications from cancer. He's survived by his wife, Ellen, five children, and seven grandchildren. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, 13 March 1947 to Dr. John and Rosamund Raskin. The third of four children, Paul, Ruth, and Martha, Richard grew up in Vallejo, graduating from Vallejo High School. Richard earned a degree in zoology from University of California, Berkeley, and a medical degree from Northwestern University in Chicago.
Richard was a physician, runner, writer, puzzler…
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