Lundy Kiger, 69, passed away on November 13, 2023, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lundy was born on October 4, 1954.
Education:
Attended and graduated from Panama Public Schools in 1972 where his father Ronnie also worked as a teacher and school administrator.
Associate of Arts degree from Carl Albert State College at Poteau, Oklahoma in 1974.
Bachelor of Science in Education from Northeastern State University at Tahlequah Oklahoma in 1976.
Masters of School Administration at Tahlequah, Oklahoma in 1986
Standard Certificate in Administration at Tahlequah, Oklahoma in 1988
Leadership Training at the Center for Executive Development at the University of Houston in 1996.
Professional Experience:
August 1992 – June 2000 AES Shady Point Cogeneration Power Plant
Administrative Superintendent
Administrative Supervisor
Administrative Support Team Leader (safety & technical group)
Fuel Supply Manager
Business Development
President, Cavanal Minerals, Inc 1997-2000
Manager, Shady Point/South America Carbon Sequestration Project 1992-2002
Transition & Acquisition Team Member Central Illinois Light Company after buyout.
Director of Government and Community Relations 1995-2002
July 2000 – December 2000 – Indianapolis Power & Light
Acquisition & Transition Team Member
December 2000 – April 2002 Indianapolis Power & Light
Plant Manager/Business Unit Leader – Eagle Valley Power Plant 360 MW Coal and Oil Fired Power Plant, Martinsville, Indiana
Executive Vice President AES Indianapolis Power & Light Legislative, Regulatory and Community Affairs, One Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana
April 2002 – December 2019
Director of Government, Commercial and Community Relations
Support Team Leader (legislative & environmental) 2005-2006
President, Cavanal Minerals, Inc 2002-2006
President AES Big Cedar 2006 -2010
Vice President, AES Shady Point 2006-2019
2019 – 2020
Oklahoma House of Representatives
2016 – Present
Owner – Kiger Properties & Investments LLC (property development, rentals and sales)
1983 – 1992 Teacher and School Administrator, Panama Public Schools
1978 – 1983 Teacher and Coach, Shady Point Public Schools
Professional Organizations
Poteau Chamber of Commerce, Past President and Member
Spanfield, LLC (convenience store in Panama, Oklahoma
Properties & Development Company
Co-Owner of Oklahoma Welcome/OKW News-Digital News Site
Electric Power Generating Management
School Administrator
Awards and Recognitions
1999 and 2004 Man of the Year, Poteau Chamber of Commerce
1999, Boy Scouts of America Award of Merit
2001, Key to the City of Poteau, Oklahoma
2014, Honorary Member Spiro VFW Post 4884
2015 Champion of Free Enterprise Ambassador Award, State Chamber of Oklahoma
2018, Elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives
The Full Obituary will be posted upon completion.
The Celebration of Life services for Lundy are scheduled for 2pm - Friday November 17, 2023, at Victory Worship Center 23725 US - 271, Spiro, Oklahoma with Brother Bryan Fouts officiating. The Family of Lundy will receive friends at the conclusion of the service. The register book will be available for anyone to sign at Holt Funeral & Cremation and floral arrangements can be sent to Holt Funeral & Cremation 522 Dewey Ave. Poteau, Oklahoma.
Online condolences can be made at www.holtfuneralandcremation.com
The Family of Lundy Kiger have entrusted his arrangements to Holt Funeral & Cremation, 522 Dewey Ave Poteau, OK 74953, (918) 721-0026