Albert Lexie

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Albert Lexie (August 1, 1942- October 16, 2018) [1] was a shoeshiner from Monessen, Pennsylvania, United States, who was known for his donations to charity. [2]

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Lexie worked at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh since the early 1980s. [3] [4] As of February 2013, he had donated $200,000 over the course of his career to the Free Care Fund, more than a third of his lifetime salary. [5] [6] [7]

Lexie built himself a shoeshine box while in eighth grade shop class at Monessen High School, the last year he attended school. In June 1999, he was awarded an honorary diploma from Monessen High School. [8]

Lexie was recognized by People magazine's "All-Stars Among Us" program [9] [10] and was honored by People and the Major League Baseball organization [11] at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Anaheim, California, on July 13, 2010.

In 2006, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Caring Americans by the Caring Institute. [12] [13]

On March 12, 2012, the biography Albert's Kids: The Heroic Work of Shining Shoes for Sick Children ( ISBN   143497278X) was published by RoseDog Books and the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation. [14]

Lexie died on October 16, 2018, at the age of 76. [15]

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  10. ↑ WTAE-TV Pittsburgh (7 July 2010). "Pittsburgh's Beloved Shoeshiner Honored With All-Star Game Trip". Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2023– via YouTube.
  11. ↑ "MLB and PEOPLE magazine announce 30 "All-Stars Among Us" after 1.7 million votes are cast" (Press release). MLB Advanced Media (MLB.com). 2012-06-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  12. ↑ Jerome L. Sherman. (October 18, 2006). Monessen shoe shiner honored for giving $113,000 to charity [ permanent dead link ] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  14. ↑ Crawley, Dave (2012-06-26). "Children's Hospital Shoe Shine Man Tells Story In New Book". CBS Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  15. ↑ "'A True Legend': Children's Hospital Beloved 'Shoeshine Man' Dies At Age Of 76". 16 October 2018. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

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