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KU in orthopedics and a Fellowship in NYC. He decided to return to KU Med and is a practicing spine surgeon. He is married and recently bought a Cayenne S. Both sons have Porsches in their future sights.
4WHICH PORSCHE AND HOW DID YOU GET IT? The current (and probably last) one is a 2015 991 Targa 4S that I’ve had since 2018. At the time I had (and still have) a 1973 911T Targa that I bought new during my senior year
in college. I am the original and only owner of the 1973 Targa. I have only owned 2 Porsches.
implement HR systems for companies that purchase them from SAP.
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WHAT’S BEST ABOUT
YOUR PORSCHE?
Best thing about the ‘73 is the sound of the air cooled engine.
You can tell one of those is coming when it is a block away. But where are the cup holders? Best things about the 2015 are the creature comforts, power, how quiet the new Targa tops are (you can hear the radio at 70 mph), and how smoothly the manual transmission shifts.
ERIC CARLSON
5WHAT LINE OF WORK ARE YOU IN?
After 10.5 years of active duty in the Navy, I worked at Sprint for 24 years (retiring in 2009). I currently work part time for GP Strategies Corp as a project manager. We
DID YOU PERSONALIZE
YOUR CAR? 7
Almost none on either car. On the 1973, I wanted an electric antenna. The fuel line on the passenger side (where the standard antenna was installed) did not allow room for the motor, so we installed it on
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