March Salon: Mason Holmes and Diane Klutz on Memorial Brick Garden in Georgetown Join us for a presentation by Mason Holmes, the Brick Committee Chairman for the Veterans Memorial Advisory Group(VMAG), and Diane Klutz, Chair of the Veteran’s Memorial Advisory Group (VMAG). He is responsible for soliciting orders for the Memorial Bricks, which are placed in the Veterans Memorial Plaza, located in Sun City. The Plaza contains nearly 7,000 inscribed bricks, with room for 5,000 more. These honor the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, both living and deceased, who’ve served our country from the American Revolution through current day. Any resident of Williamson County can place a brick, or bricks in the plaza. VMAG sponsors three main ceremonies, on Memorial Day, 9/11, and Veterans day. We include a keynote speaker, and a variety of local groups as co-sponsors. Mason served as a draftee in the U.S. Army from 1969-1971. He was with the 1 st (Air) Cavalry Division in the Republic of Vietnam(RVN) during 1970-1971. A 1969 graduate of Duke University, and native of Buffalo, NY he has spent his career with defense contractors, in Chicago IL, Norfolk VA, Washington, DC and Raleigh NC prior to settling in Georgetown, TX (Sun City) for the last 6 years. He has enjoyed his stops along the way, and has met many fascinating people. Diane Klutz is a nurse, wife, mother, grandmother, and published author of three books. She is also a U.S. Army Nurse Corps Vietnam Combat Veteran. Driven by her philosophy that life is an ongoing adventure, she has committed herself to continual growth and lifelong learning. Diane diligently pursued her educational goals, completing both undergraduate and graduate studies, earning a post-graduate nurse practitioner certification, and attaining her Ph.D. in Nursing at the notable age of 59. Throughout her extensive professional career, Diane served as a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and taught graduate and undergraduate nursing courses. Her teaching roles encompassed positions at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas Woman’s University in Denton, and Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi.
