Holland, “…see a true artist at work.” Final years In early 1990s her husband retired and within a few years the couple moved to the United States. They bought a home in Conyers, Georgia. Holland was not as active in the arts community as she had once been. Her memory was beginning to fail. She had given up painting relying only on pen & ink for her artistic release. Her husband continued to be active in the local arts community. A few artists reviewed some of Holland's paintings and they encouraged him to exhibit her work. The local newspaper published an article devoted to Holland's art. By this time, her overall health had shown increasing signs of marked deterioration, and a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease was made. After six years of home care and two years of nursing home care, Vilma G. Holland died on January 26, 2005. See also List of Puerto Ricans References 1928 births 2005 deaths People from Caguas, Puerto Rico Spalding University alumni University of Puerto Rico alumni Puerto Rican women artists Neurological disease deaths in Georgia (U.S. state) Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Puerto Rican painters Puerto Rican women painters 20th-century painters 20th-century American women artists