January 30, 2018
Dr. Albert Lee Spaulding, 72, of Chicago, an internist specializing in gastroenterology and an early organizer of black sports associations, died Thursday at his South Side home.
Dr. Spaulding, a Charleston, W.Va., native, moved to Chicago after his 1943 graduation from Meharry Medical College in Nashville. He did his internship and residency from 1943 to 1947 at Provident Hospital in Hyde Park. After his residency, Dr. Spaulding practiced internal medicine out of a South Side office until his death. He continued to serve on the staff of Provident Hospital until it closed in 1987.
An avid golfer, Dr. Spaulding, along with Olympic track star Jesse Owens, founded NOMADS, a national organization for African American golfers, in 1946. He was also an original member of the National Negro Tennis Association. Dr. Spaulding was married to Marva Louis, former wife of boxer Joe Louis. Other than his wife, he is survived by a step-daughter, Jacqueline Barrow, and a step-son, Joseph Louis Barrow.
Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Monday in Unity Funeral Parlors, 4114 S. Michigan Ave. Services will follow at 7 p.m.
(article originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune)
