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January / February 2015 34 SPECIAL INTEREST At 54 years old I'm one of PCA's newest members. From a historical perspective I am probably not the stereotypical Porsche owner since I own a 2000 986S that I understand was never embraced by the purists. My Porsche dream began in 1999 when I was a police officer in Northern Virginia supporting two young daughters with my stay-at-home wife. One day on the way to work I was stopped at a traffic signal when I laid eyes on the first Boxster I had ever seen in person. As I understood it then this car was built to A Tale of Two Porsche Owners WELCOME & WELCOME By Stan Thorne P lease say WELCOME to Dennis' and his very clean and well kept 2000 Red Boxster S. A dream that was 15 years in the making. Article INTRODUCTION I am always fascinated at the journey each of us take to realize our dream of Porsche ownership. It is always unique. Some of us happen into it, and some have dreamed since the first poster was put up on our wall. Ownership, scratch that, being a caretaker of a Porsche is a wonderful thing. We take care of them because we know, eventually, someday they will belong to someone else. That time to pass along ownership, for some of us, comes as often as the seasons change. For others, we get to love them for a long time before we say goodbye. I thought it would be interesting to share two more stories with you. One of a Porsche ser- endipitouscoming into the owners life. Another with a rich history that paused for 15 years before starting up again. - Editor