Lex Hester
Full Name:  Lewis Alexander Hester
     Born:  December 24, 1935, Washington, D.C.
     Died:  October 7, 2000, Jacksonville, Fla.


FSU Career
Tennis
Year  Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1956  5-8  145  Fr   *   Neptune Beach                           
1957  5-8  145  So   *   Neptune Beach                           
1958  5-8  150  Jr   *   Neptune Beach                           
1959  5-8  150  Sr   *   Neptune Beach                           


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Lewis Alexander Hester Obituary.
Published by the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Oct 9, 2000, page 23.

Lewis Hester, 64, ex-Broward administrator.
By Natasha Butler, staff writer.

Lewis "Lex" Hester, chief administrative officer for Jacksonville and Duval County and a former high-ranking Broward County official, died of a heart attack Saturday in his Jacksonville home. He was 64.

Mr. Hester served as Broward's administrator from 1975 to 1978, when he left to run unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for mayor of Jacksonville.

He later served as chief administrative officer in the city of Orlando, before returning to his Broward post in 1987.

Mr. Hester abruptly resigned four years later to return to the job he held from 1968 to 1975 as Jacksonville's chief administrative officer. He served under three mayors during his tenure in Jacksonville government.

The eldest of two sons, Mr. Hester was born in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 24, 1935. He grew up in Jacksonville Beach.

Mr. Hester graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from Florida State University in 1958. He received his master's degree in public administration from the same university in 1960.

Mr. Hester accomplished much during his Broward tenure, including the implementation of additional jail beds to alleviate crowding in the prison system and assisting in the county's purchase of environmentally sensitive land.

Mr. Hester is also credited with Broward's "first real bond issue" in 1978, which allocated nearly $263 million for libraries, roads, bridges, parks and the main jail complex, said Broward County Commissioner Scott Cowan.

"He was an excellent textbook administrator," said Cowan, who knew Mr. Hester for more than two decades.

"He didn't care much for the politics of administration."

Mr. Hester was also an avid tennis player, frequently ranked among the Top 10 in Florida in his age group.

In 1990, he was named Tennis Player of the Year by the Florida Tennis Association.

Mr. Hester is survived by his wife, Kathleen, two daughters; a brother, and four grandchildren.



FSU Statistics
Tennis
Singles Results
      Highest   vs          3    Fall/Spring
Year    Rank   Rank  ACC   Sets  Tournaments   1     2     3     4     5     6    NCAA Total
---- -------- ----- ----- -----  ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
1956                        1-0                      2-0   6-1                           8-1
1957                        6-2                6-7                                       6-7
1958                        4-1                8-8                                 1-0   9-8
1959                        1-1                9-7   2-0                                11-7
Tot                        12-4               23-22  4-0   6-1                     1-0  34-23

Doubles Results Highest vs Tie Fall/Spring Partner Year Rank Rank ACC Break Tournaments 1 2 3 NCAA Total --------------------------- ---- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Fred Serrett 1956 1-0 1-0 Jimmy Wade 1956 2-0 2-0 Sonny Sellers 1956 0-1 0-1 Jim Maddock 1956 0-1 0-1 Sonny Sellers 1957 0-1 2-3 1-0 3-3 Jackie Crew 1957 0-1 1-2 1-2 Bill Counts 1957 0-1 0-1 Jim Berry 1958 1-1 1-1 Russ Rolinger 1958 1-1 1-0 3-4 4-4 Howard Levy 1958 0-1 1-2 1-2 Frank Bryan 1959 1-3 4-9 4-9 Fred Serrett 1959 0-3 0-1 0-4 Totals 2-7 4-12 5-5 8-11 17-28
Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ 03/19/1956 3 Hans Polte Ohio State W 7-5, 6-1 1- 0 03/22/1956 3 Jim Jarrett Southern Illinois W 6-0, 8-6 2- 0 03/24/1956 3 Bartell Georgia Tech W 6-2, 6-2 3- 0 03/27/1956 3 Al Harum Miami L 6-0, 6-1 3- 1 03/29/1956 3 Fryman Indiana W 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 4- 1 04/10/1956 2 Smith Mercer W 6-1, 6-3 5- 1 04/13/1956 2 Loudermilk Emory W 6-1, 6-4 6- 1 04/21/1956 3 Hays Florida Southern Col W 6-0, 6-4 7- 1 04/28/1956 3 Lash Mercer W 6-3, 6-2 8- 1 03/22/1957 1 Buddy Moore Mercer W 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 9- 1 03/23/1957 1 Robert Nichols Georgia Tech W 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 10- 1 03/26/1957 1 Bill Basard Michigan State W 6-4, 8-10, 6-3 11- 1 03/27/1957 1 Leif Beck Duke L 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 11- 2 03/30/1957 1 Dick Leslie Florida L 6-3, 6-1 11- 3 04/03/1957 1 Murray State L 11- 4 04/13/1957 1 Johann Kupfenburger Miami L 6-0, 6-0 11- 5 04/16/1957 1 Ben Sobieraj Rollins College L 6-0, 9-7 11- 6 04/17/1957 1 Jerry Parachute Indiana L 6-0, 7-5 11- 7 04/18/1957 1 Dick Leslie Florida W 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 12- 7 04/24/1957 1 Buddy Moore Mercer W 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 13- 7 04/25/1957 1 Lindsey Hopkins Georgia L 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 13- 8 04/27/1957 1 Schulman Emory W 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 14- 8 03/19/1958 1 John Foster Georgia W 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 15- 8 03/22/1958 1 Neeley Georgia Tech L 6-3, 6-1 15- 9 03/27/1958 1 Bill Bisard Michigan State W 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 16- 9 03/28/1958 1 Tom Gillespie Jacksonville State W 6-1, 6-2 17- 9 03/31/1958 1 Don McDougal Howard W 6-1, 6-4 18- 9 04/02/1958 1 Jerry Parchute Indiana L 6-3, 6-4 18-10 04/03/1958 1 Dave Shaw Florida L 6-4, 4-6, 8-6 18-11 04/04/1958 1 Ivan Salas Mississippi State W 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 19-11 04/05/1958 1 Tom Robinson Louisiana State L 6-2, 6-3 19-12 04/08/1958 1 Jose Oschoa Rollins College L 7-5, 6-2 19-13 04/10/1958 1 Dave Shaw Florida L 6-4, 7-5 19-14 04/12/1958 1 Sam Daniel Mercer W 6-2, 6-0 20-14 04/19/1958 1 Tim Catlin Stetson W 6-4, 6-8, 6-1 21-14 04/24/1958 1 John Foster Georgia L 6-3, 6-1 21-15 04/25/1958 1 Ned Neely Georgia Tech L 6-3, 6-0 21-16 04/26/1958 1 Tommy Johnson Mercer W 7-5, 6-2 22-16 06/18/1958 N William Petrick Indiana W 1-6, 6-0, 10-8 23-16 03/14/1959 1 Buddy Gomez Louisiana State L 6-1, 8-6 23-17 03/17/1959 1 John Foster Georgia L 6-2, 6-3 23-18 03/19/1959 1 Jerry Moss Miami L 6-1, 6-2 23-19 03/23/1959 2 Bob Nichols Georgia Tech W 6-3, 6-4 24-19 03/24/1959 1 Jim Jewett Southern Illinois W 6-0, 6-4 25-19 03/25/1959 1 Dane Healey Minnesota W 6-4, 6-4 26-19 03/26/1959 1 Dave Shaw Florida W 6-4, 6-4 27-19 03/28/1959 1 Bill Hotchkiss Michigan State W 6-2, 6-1 28-19 03/30/1959 1 Michael Field Indiana L 8-10, 6-3, 4-1 def 28-20 03/31/1959 2 Jack Fitzpatrick Indiana W 6-2, 6-1 29-20 04/03/1959 1 Don McDougal Howard W 6-2, 6-0 30-20 04/04/1959 1 Dave Shaw Florida L 6-0, 6-2 30-21 04/17/1959 1 Tom Mickler Jacksonville W 9-7, 6-0 31-21 04/25/1959 1 Jerry Glade Pensacola NAS W 6-0, 6-1 32-21 05/02/1959 1 Ned Neely Georgia Tech L 8-6, 7-5 32-22 05/07/1959 1 Tim Catlin Stetson W 6-3, 6-0 33-22 05/08/1959 1 Jose Ochoa Rollins College W 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 34-22 05/09/1959 1 Jerry Moss Miami L 6-0, 6-0 34-23
Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ 03/27/1956 3 Jim Maddock Donnadieu/D. Harum Miami L 6-1, 6-0 0- 1 03/29/1956 3 Sonny Sellers Dentice/Dillman Indiana L 6-4, 6-3 0- 2 04/10/1956 3 Jimmy Wade Belmont/Nash Mercer W 6-0, 6-2 1- 2 04/13/1956 3 Jimmy Wade Goboda/Perry Emory W 6-2, 6-4 2- 2 04/21/1956 2 Fred Serrett Hays/Nebuth Florida Southern Col W 6-4, 6-4 3- 2 03/22/1957 3 Jackie Crew Sam Daniel/Tommy Johnson Mercer W 6-1, 6-2 4- 2 03/23/1957 3 Jackie Crew Sam Fleming/John Howard Georgia Tech L 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 4- 3 03/26/1957 3 Sonny Sellers Knight/Luis Vela Michigan State W 6-3, 6-1 5- 3 03/27/1957 3 Sonny Sellers Bob Lawrence/Jack Williams Duke dnf dnf 5- 3 03/30/1957 3 Bill Counts Joe Heyck/Prange Florida L 6-4, 6-3 5- 4 04/13/1957 2 Sonny Sellers Johann Kupfenburger/Dick Walsh Miami L 8-6, 6-4 5- 5 04/16/1957 2 Sonny Sellers Dave Hewitson/Ben Sobieraj Rollins College L 6-4, 4-6, 12-10 5- 6 04/17/1957 2 Sonny Sellers Ken Dillman/Bob Grey Indiana L 6-3, 6-3 5- 7 04/18/1957 3 Jackie Crew Guzman-Perry/Hugh Waters Florida L 6-1, 6-1 5- 8 04/24/1957 2 Sonny Sellers Don Lash/Carter Smith Mercer W 6-2, 7-5 6- 8 04/27/1957 2 Sonny Sellers McCord/Skolnick Emory W 7-5, 9-7 7- 8 03/19/1958 3 Howard Levy Richard Courts/Don Hartsfield Georgia W 6-3, 7-5 8- 8 03/22/1958 3 Howard Levy Averback/Mahaffy Georgia Tech L 9-7, 6-2 8- 9 03/27/1958 3 Howard Levy Bill Hotchkiss/Bob Sassack Michigan State L 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 8-10 03/31/1958 3 Russ Rolinger Don Evans/Gene Jones Howard W 6-1, 6-2 9-10 04/02/1958 3 Russ Rolinger Jack Fitzpatrick/Harry Garnett Indiana W 6-3, 6-3 10-10 04/03/1958 3 Russ Rolinger Henry Cleare/John Sellers Florida L 8-6, 7-5 10-11 04/04/1958 3 Russ Rolinger Johnny Davis/Tommy West Mississippi State W 6-1, 6-1 11-11 04/08/1958 3 Russ Rolinger Phil Lubetkin/Steve Mandel Rollins College L 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 11-12 04/10/1958 3 Russ Rolinger Henry Cleare/John Sellers Florida L 6-4, 6-4 11-13 04/19/1958 2 Russ Rolinger Tim Catlin/Bob Thompson Stetson W 6-3, 6-8, 6-2 12-13 04/24/1958 3 Russ Rolinger Dudley Baird/Richard Courts Georgia L 6-3, 6-2 12-14 04/25/1958 2 Jim Berry Sam Fleming/Ned Neely Georgia Tech L 6-1, 6-0 12-15 04/26/1958 2 Jim Berry Bernard Garwood/George Thompson Mercer W 6-1, 6-1 13-15 03/14/1959 1 Fred Serrett Buddy Gomez/Larry Hammett Louisiana State L 8-3 13-16 03/17/1959 1 Fred Serrett Lindsey Hopkins/Al Thompson Georgia L 6-1, 6-2 13-17 03/19/1959 1 Fred Serrett John Capell/Jerry Moss Miami L 6-2, 6-1 13-18 03/23/1959 2 Fred Serrett Paul Metz/Bob Nichols Georgia Tech L 6-0, 6-1 13-19 03/24/1959 1 Frank Bryan Jim Jewett/Ron Underwood Southern Illinois L 6-4, 8-6 13-20 03/25/1959 1 Frank Bryan Dane Healey/Don Hendrickson Minnesota L 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 13-21 03/26/1959 1 Frank Bryan Merrill Hay/Roy Lang Florida L 6-2, 6-2 13-22 03/28/1959 1 Frank Bryan Bill Hotchkiss/Doug Smith Michigan State W 6-4, 6-2 14-22 03/30/1959 1 Frank Bryan Michael Field/Jack Fitzpatrick Indiana L 6-2, 7-5 14-23 03/31/1959 1 Frank Bryan Dean Dixon/Harry Garnette Indiana W 6-4, 6-3 15-23 04/03/1959 1 Frank Bryan Carleton Cook/Don McDougal Howard L 9-7, 4-6, 8-6 15-24 04/04/1959 1 Frank Bryan Lynn Fry/Dave Shaw Florida L 6-0, 6-4 15-25 04/25/1959 1 Frank Bryan Frank Millner/Mike Tierney Pensacola NAS L 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 15-26 05/02/1959 1 Frank Bryan Ned Neely/Harry Thompson Georgia Tech L 6-1, 7-5 15-27 05/07/1959 1 Frank Bryan Tim Catlin/Joe Hammond Stetson W 6-4, 6-1 16-27 05/08/1959 1 Frank Bryan Mort Dunning/Jose Ochoa Rollins College W 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 17-27 05/09/1959 1 Frank Bryan Roger McCormick/Jerry Moss Miami L 6-1, 6-1 17-28