Houston Chronicle Sunday

ALICE FAYE WALKER DIXON

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1946-2019

Alice Faye Martin Walker Dixon was born in1946 to Alice Hodges Martin and Rev. Herman Martin Sr. in Luling, Texas.

After graduation she earned a BS in Dietetics and Institutio­nal Management from TSU in 1970, and completed her clinical internship at

Mass General in Boston. Faye subsequent­ly became a Senior Nutritioni­st for the City of Houston Health Department. During 30 years of Administra­tion in the Health Department she served in many roles including Division Manager, Bureau Chief of Nutrition Services and Executive Staff Analyst and Consultant.

Faye also held various positions such as Clinical Instructor, Consultant, Internship Preceptor and Teaching Faculty at the University of Texas, Houston Community College, Prairie View A&M University, and Grambling State University.

After retirement she joined the full time faculty at Prairie View A&M University and served as a Nutritiona­l Instructor, Nutrition Program Coordinato­r and Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics before she retired with 23 years of service.

Faye was a life member the of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Lamda Zeta Chapter and accumulate­d over 50 years of award winning service with her sorors.

Faye was an active member of The Church Without Walls for over 20 years.

Faye is survived by her husband LV “Moby” Dixon, her daughter Dr. Constance Walker,MD and her sister Creola Francis.

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