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Rawn Michael James Jr.

11/14/1976 - 03/03/2025

Rawn Michael James Jr. obituary, 11/14/1976-03/03/2025, Washington, DC

BORN

11/14/1976

DIED

03/03/2025

Rawn James Obituary

Born in Miami Florida on November 14, 1976, Rawn James, Jr., died in Washington, DC March 3, 2025. Author and graduate of Yale University and Duke University School of Law, he published three books significantly adding to the body of scholarship illuminating the American struggle for equal rights: Root and Branch (2010), The Double V (2013), and The Truman Court (2021). He is survived by his wife Maureen, sons August and Charleston, parents Rawn and Sara, and sister Ashley (m. Tim), and a host of fraternity brothers and friends that miss his passionate voice. In lieu of flowers, financial contributions can be made to a charity of your choice.

A visitation and Rosary Service will be held on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Lane, Arlington, VA 22203 where a Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

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Published by The Washington Post from Mar. 8 to Mar. 10, 2025.

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Aunt Doris and JOYCE

March 11, 2025

Rawn was loved so much by family and friends. May that love carry you through in this time of sorrow.

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Mass of Christian Burial

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Cathedral of St. Thomas More

3901 Cathedral Lane, Arlington, VA 22203

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