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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Dr. Alvenia Fulton, who recently
5 passed away; and
6 WHEREAS, Dr. Fulton was born in Pulaski, Tennessee on May
7 17, 1906; her parents were Richard and Mahala Moody; and
8 WHEREAS, Dr. Fulton is survived by her sister, Esther
9 Moody; her grandson, Robert Gray, Jr.; her nephews, George W.
10 Brown and Robin Brown; her nieces, Mahala Lewis and Phillis
11 Moody; her great-grandsons, Harvey Gray and Robert Gray; her
12 great-granddaughters, Sandra Henry and Denise Gray; as well
13 as nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, Dr. Fulton is recognized as the first woman to
16 enter and graduate from Greater Payne Theological Seminary;
17 as the first woman to become a member of the Northern Alabama
18 Conference of the A.M.E. Church and to make a report as
19 pastor of an A.M.E. Church, St. Stephens in Birmingham,
20 Alabama; she was the first woman ordained in the Tennessee
21 Annual Conference; she was the first woman appointed to the
22 State Board of the Ohio Council of Churches; and
23 WHEREAS, Dr. Fulton was the first African-American to be
24 appointed to the Board of Directors of the Department of
25 Regulatory Services Practice Board in the State of Illinois;
26 she was the first to open a health food store in an
27 African-American neighborhood; she was the first to open a
28 vegetarian restaurant in her neighborhood as well; and
29 WHEREAS, Dr. Fulton traveled and lectured on the subjects
30 of Nutrition and Naturopathic Medicine across the country and
31 in Africa, Europe, and the Far East; she was known as "The
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1 Queen of Nutrition" and "Dietician to the Stars" for helping
2 show athletes and movie and television stars how to live
3 better through good nutrition; and
4 WHEREAS, Dr. Fulton pastored three churches in the
5 African Methodist Episcopal Church: St. Johns A.M.E. in
6 Louisville, Kentucky, St. Stephens A.M.E. in Birmingham,
7 Alabama, and St. Johns A.M.E. in Manhattan, Kansas; she met
8 and married her husband, the late Rev. O.M. Fulton during her
9 time as a pastor; and
10 WHEREAS, She was a graduate of the Lincoln College of
11 Naturopathy and Natural Medicines in Indianapolis, Indiana;
12 she was elected Secretary of the Natural Doctors Convention,
13 later named the Holistic Doctor's Convention; she was the
14 author of "The Fasting Primer", "The Nutrition Bible", and
15 "Vegetarianism: Fact or Myth"; and
16 WHEREAS, Dr. Fulton appeared in a newspaper column, and
17 was the regular host of the radio program "The Joy of
18 Living"; and
19 WHEREAS, She was honored as a Registered Holistic Health
20 Practitioner with the American Association of Nutrition &
21 Dietary Consultants, and the Crystal Springs Health and
22 Beauty Products; she was also elected as a Fellow in the
23 Society for Nutrition and Preventive Medicine; therefore, be
24 it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
27 we mourn, along with her family and friends, the death of Dr.
28 Alvenia Fulton; truly her acquaintances and her community
29 have lost a treasured commodity; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
31 presented to the family of Dr. Alvenia Fulton.