Tom Vickers, an American politician and member of the Nebraska Legislature from 1979 to 1987, died on February 20, 2026, at age 89.
A Democrat from Nebraska, he represented the 38th district in the legislature from 1979 to 1987. Vickers was the Democratic nominee for U.S.
Congress in Nebraska’s 3rd District in 1984, losing to Republican Congresswoman Virginia Smith. Born in Gothenburg, Nebraska, in 1936, he worked as a stockman-farmer and was a farmer and rancher in Farnam. He also served as a director of the McCook Public Power District and as president of the Farmers Co-op Association of Farnam.
Geno Thomas Vickers (March 7, 1936 – February 20, 2026) was an American Democratic politician from Nebraska, who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 38th district from 1979 to 1987. He was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress in the 3rd district in 1984, and lost to Republican Congresswoman Virginia Smith.