by AAH Shelley Muzny
Kaleb Hladik was born and raised in Hennessey, OK, by his parents, Mark and Loanna Hladik. Lisa (Gerken) was raised in Fairmont, OK, by her parents, Dennis and Barbara Gerken. Kaleb has one brother, Jacob Hladik, and Lisa has one sister, Misty Hacker. Kaleb graduated from Hennessey High School in 2000, while Lisa graduated from Pioneer High School in 1997. After graduating, Kaleb went to IBEW trade school in May 2005. He started as an apprentice for OESCO and worked there for 1.5 years from 2000 to 2002. Then, he went to Shawver and Sons, where Kaleb earned his Journeyman license from 2002 to 2008. At this time, Kaleb had enough hours in 2008 to take his Unlimited Electrical Contractors test to help catapult him into opening his own business. Kaleb then went to work for OG&E until 2009, when he was able to open his own electric company. He now owns and operates Farmers Electric. Lisa went to Oklahoma State University after graduating from high school in 1997-2000 and earned a degree in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Lisa worked at Razooks Pharmacy until she was asked to purchase the company in 2011. Later, an opportunity came up to purchase another pharmacy, and those were operated until they were sold in 2024.
Kaleb and Lisa met in Stillwater in 2004 and were married in August of 2005. This August, they will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary! They have four girls: Jenna and Jayden (Seniors – 17), Kinley (7th grade- 12), and Kaylee (5th grade- 11). Kaleb and Lisa love spending time with family and making memories. You can find them traveling on vacations with their RV, making lots of memorable moments. They love following and supporting their girls in all their activities. Kaleb and Lisa always help others, volunteer to work at sporting events, drive kids to their events, or just help where it’s needed. Kaleb is a volunteer firefighter for the Hennessey Fire Department. Lisa is on the Hennessey Educational School Foundation and is involved in choir and softball boosters. The Hladiks are members of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hennessey.
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