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Obituary : Bernard Raskin |
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 Bernard Raskin of Santa Clarita, California, died on September 8, 2008, at the
Astoria Nursing and Rehab Center in Sylmar California of Leukemia three weeks
short of his 95th birthday.
Bernard was born in Seattle Washington
to Henry and Mary Raskin, on September 24, 1913. Bernie was a Journalism
graduate of CCNY in New York City and fought bravely in World War II with the
507th Regiment, attached to the 82nd Airborne Division on D-Day and the 101st
Airborne at the Battle of the Bulge. Bernard was awarded both the Bronze Star
and the Purple Heart.
A gifted publicist and writer, Bernard was Vice
President of Public Relations for the National Maritime Union, and the Editor of
it's weekly paper, The Pilot, throughout much of the 50's,60's and 70's and was
also active as a public relations officer in the early days of the AFL-CIO. He
had interacted with Mayors, Governors and Presidents, and had notably been a
part of a delegation of American Labor dignitaries to Communist Russia to meet
with then-Premiere Nikita Kruschev in 1960. His brother, A.H. Raskin was the
Op-Ed page editor of the New York Times, and a noted authority on the American
Labor Movement.
In his retirement for the past thirty years, Bernard
was a poet, play-write and humorist, and was active in writer's groups in both
Del Mar and in Newhall California, where he participated in many publications at
Mira Costa College and the Newhall Senior Center.
Bernie is survived
by his son John Henry, and his granddaughter Chelsea Janice, and will be fondly
remembered by his many extended family and friends who were blessed to have
known him.
A Memorial Service is planned for Saturday, September 20,
2008 at 11 a.m., at the Santa Clarita Senior Center, in Newhall at 22900 Market
Street. There will also be a Service with Military Honors at the National
Cemetery in San Diego, at a date to be announced.
In lieu of flowers,
donations can be made in his name to the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission.
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