Ray Bowens has officially lost his mind. That’s what Wallace and Honey Bowens were thinking when their son quit a cushy job in Bank of America’s technology department on April 8, 2005, to open an auto repair shop. Wallace and Honey weren’t being irrational, either. Ray was 50 years old when he took this bold leap of faith. He also had a wife, daughter, and a mountain of responsibilities.
Oh—and he didn’t know a thing about cars. In fact, he’d spent years saying he didn’t trust mechanics.
“I remember mom asking, ‘Are you going through that midlife crisis?’” Ray said with a laugh. “They were country folk and were used to visiting me in the big green building in Dallas. Every time they drove past it, they took pride in knowing their son was up there.”…