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s t y l e m a g a z i n e a u g u s t 2 0 1 0 39 daughters, is the executive director of Forty Carrots. In 1998, Stanley was cited as a “true humanitarian” by The League of Woman Voters. In 1996, both Stanley and Janet were named Philanthropy Award recipients by the Southwest Chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives. “Janet had a big heart,” he says simply, instinctively giving her all the credit. We meander back through the house. Evidence of Janet’s personality abounds. Like Stanley, she was a word person, as the many open Oxford Unabridged English diction-aries and boxes of Scrabble games prove. Stanley shows us Janet’s light-splashed bathroom, with its glass ceiling above white-painted rafters. A pristine whirlpool tub, nestled in a corner, awaits a bather. He opens the door to Janet’s spacious walk-in closet, still filled with her clothing and shoes — a poignant reminder of the spirited woman who once wore them. Back in the great room, Stanley reveals another Dowd piece: a heart-shaped box, dedi-cated to Janet, and filled with the memorabilia of everything she loved. Her name is fittingly spelled out in Scrabble tiles in the center. In a way, the house itself is like a heart-shaped box, still bursting with the memories of this big-hearted person. The caption on the heart-shaped box reads: “The hearts within the heart that’s open,” a poetic way of describing a big-hearted person with the hearts of many others inside. “I think that says it all,” says Stanley. “Janet was a people person. When she spoke to a person, she opened up her whole heart to them. Whoever they were, she made them feel like they were the most important person in the world. And Janet wasn’t simply trying to make you feel important. It wasn’t an act. For Janet, it was really true.” The solarium, with its casual, rattan furnishings, looks out on the swimming pool and cabana, and across Sarasota Bay. WWW.GETTELACURA.COM 4891 CLARK ROAD • SARASOTA 941-343-5683 SALES HOURS: SUNDAY 12PM-5PM MONDAY -SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM Dear Savvy CarShopper, Over thelast few months, I’ve putalot of thoughtintohow Icould help restoreconfidencein thecar buying market andI think you’llbe excited aboutwhatI’ve come up with. I’ve decidedto offer an unprecedentedguaranteed resale value coupledwithour award-winning serviceona luxury brandthatalreadyhas thehighest safety marks.Acura is also the winnerofthe Automotive LeaseGuide ResidualValueAward forOverallLuxuryBrand. Which means you can expectanAcura to hold its value better than any other brand. At Gettel Acura,we offer only vehicles with thehighest safety ratingsfromthe Insurance Institutefor HighwaySafety.Wewerealso honoredwiththe Dealership of Distinctionaward in 2009.Inotherwords,at GettelAcura,weguarantee you thesafest vehicles, thebestservice anda lastinginvestmentin yourpurchase. TheAcura brandholds its value so well thatwe’ve decided to give ourcustomersa resale value guarantee. If you buyyournewAcurafrom Gettel Acura,Iwillpersonally guarantee its value when you return it.Ifit’sworth less than my guarantee, thebankwillassume theloss. If it’s worth more, you have theopportunitytoprofit from it! This is by far themost aggressive offerwe’ve ever made, butwetruly want to give you confidence in yournext carbuyingexperience. The Gettel AcuraGuaranteed Resale Valueisnow!So hurry in to Gettel Acuratoprotect your safety… andprotect yourinvestmentbecause Gettel Acura’s Got It. Sincerely, Pete Mishos General Manager Gettel Acura (941) 343-5683 ST05778203
