Hello Everyone,

It is with great sadness that I tell you that Dr. George Mertz, Director of Academic Affairs at Vistakon passed away last week from a massive heart attack.

George was a personal friend of mine, and a great friend to the Optometry and Opticianry colleges around the country. He was committed to helping the NFOS with our educational goals and provided great wisdom and humor to our profession.

Dr. Mertz's Celebration of Life service will be on Sunday, October 6th from 3:00pm - 5:00pm at the Sea Turtle Inn, 1 Ocean Boulevard, Jacksonville Beach, Fl 32233. This celebration is open to anyone who would like to attend.

(Booo Hoooooo!) We will miss him terribly.

Laurie