SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Tommy Raskin played jazz piano. He always made time for the lonely kids in class, disdained gossip, loved animals and believed they have rights. He won prizes at Amherst, wrote poetry, drew people to veganism and went on to Harvard Law. But this young man, with what his parents called a riotously outrageous and relentless sense of humor, began to be tortured later in his 20s by a blindingly painful and merciless disease called depression. Tommy Raskin was 25 when he took his own life at his home on the day of New Year's Eve. His father, Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, joins us. Congressman, thank you for making time for us. Our condolences to you and your wife, Sarah, and your family. JAMIE RASKIN: Thank you for inviting me to talk to you, Scott. SIMON: Tell us about your son, who you and your wife called a radiant light in this broken world? RASKIN: Well, Tommy was remarkable from the beginning. He had a photographic memory and, like some other kids in our