Kenneth Charles Perkins-Gough died peacefully of heart failure on February 20, 2025 at age 75. He grew up in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, earned a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University and a master’s from New York University, and spent his adult life in Northern Virginia, where he worked as a historian and under contract to various U.S. government agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency. He was a proud lifelong Red Sox fan, an active member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia, and a social justice advocate. Known for his kindness, generosity, and sense of humor, Ken reached and helped many people through his participation in the Ebstein’s Anomaly Facebook group, which brought connection and support to those, like him, who were born with this rare heart defect or have children suffering from it. He will be deeply missed by his wife of 38 years, Deborah Perkins-Gough, and son Ben Perkins-Gough, as well as his large extended family in Massachusetts, including his mother Verna Perkins, sister and brother-in-law Paula and Don Sombronsky and their children Michael, Lauren, Jeffrey, and Julie; and brother and sister-in-law Bob and Susan Perkins and their children Jared and Lily. In addition, he had a close and loving relationship with his niece Sandra Gough and her daughters Mariah and Mekayla and his niece and nephew-in-law Sharon and Tim Ouellette and their son Alex, who will fondly remember many trips to Florida and many holiday celebrations spent with their Uncle Ken.