Personal Life
Raskob married Helena Springer Green in 1906, and together had 13 children. One son, William, predeceased him in an auto accident at the age of 20, and the Bill Raskob Foundation was started in memory of him. Raskob is known in the Claymont and Wilmington areas for building the "Patio" at what is now Archmere Academy between 1916 and 1918. Originally his residence, one of its most significant features is a fountain made of marble, which has each of his 13 children sculpted around the side
Raskob is buried at Cathedral Cemetery in the city of Wilmington.
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