Page 17 - The 2020 Spring and Summer Club Braman Magazine

Fate and
Faith

SERENDIPITY IS PERHAPS THE ONE CONSTANT in the lives of Faith, her
husband John, and their twin daughters Alexis and Ashley Krawczyk.
After moving from New Jersey to Florida in 2005, Faith and John were in
need of a fresh lease. Already BMW evangelists, they arrived at Braman
BMW West Palm Beach and began working with Michael Sharmer.
Within moments the trio had discovered they all hailed from the same
neighborhood back in the Garden State! A bond was instantly formed,
and the Krawczyks have since bought or leased no less than eight BMWs
from Mike and Braman.

However, the family’s streak of happy coincidences goes back even
further—all the way to Faith’s college graduation. With the ink
barely dry on her diploma, Faith purchased her very first new car: a
BMW 3 Series.

As the story goes, one day she was driving it through her neighborhood
when she was stopped by a strapping young police officer. Details as to
who was or was not speeding are sketchy, but the end result was a love
match, and the two went on to take that BMW on many long trips before
eventually welcoming their twin daughters into the world.
At that point the 3 Series was upgraded to a 5 Series, and as the girls
grew Faith continued to stick with Bavarian sports sedans. When the
time came for the twins to leave for their respective colleges—Ashley to
UM in pursuit of a Masters in Accounting; Alexis to FAU for her Masters
in Information Technology and Management—the family made the
obvious choice for a dependable, stylish, safe, and fun car. The twins
ended up with a pair of nearly identical Certified Pre-Owned 3 Series of
their own—from Braman, and Mike, of course.

This left John as the final holdout, who insists to this day that he never
expected or planned to be a four BMW family. That was until he laid eyes
on the uniquely-colored Sunstone Metallic X5 seen here. Always one to
be a little different, John takes pride in having the only SUV in the family.

While the obsession with the brand runs deep—the girls admit to
going online to build new versions of their cars every year, and Faith
already has a silver 2021 5 Series picked out—it’s the overall Braman
experience that keeps them going back. The Krawczyks genuinely enjoy
and trust the entire team, from their fellow New Jersey transplant Mike,
to Eduardo, Jamila, and Henry Green in Service who warmly welcomes
them back every visit.

Regardless of what fate may have in store next for the Krawczyk family,
they can count on Braman and their BMWs. And there’s nothing
serendipitous about that.

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