On April 25, 2025, Darrell “Gene” Perkins, Jr., passed away at UNMC in Omaha. He was born on January 18, 1955, to Darrell Gene Perkins, Sr., and Willadean (Hewit) Barnoski, in North Platte. Gene was raised on the family farm near Hershey, NE, and graduated from North Platte High School. Upon completion of high school, […]