Honors
The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce awarded him their Distinguished Citizen Award posthumously. He was also designated a Great Floridian by the Florida Department of State in the Great Floridians 2000 Program. A plaque attesting to the honor is located at Jacksonville City Hall.
The Lex Hester Family Dining Room at the downtown I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless was dedicated in honor of Lex Hester on May 14, 2001. Linda Lanier, executive director of the center stated that Hester had, "quietly—behind the scenes as usual—made sure the homeless center was part of the River City Renaissance plan, and also that long-range funding for the center was in place. ... appropriate thing to do was to name the room in honor of the man who so richly deserves it."
On August 13, 2002, the Jacksonville City Council approved an expenditure of "$50,000 as seed money for a scholarship" at the University of North Florida honoring Hester. UNF will "seek private donations for the fund", designated for students seeking a master's degree in public administration.
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