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.
[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.
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.
[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.