Indestructible
When Ray Croyle added a minty green jacket to his wardrobe, he never expected it would endure the test of time. He could have picked a black jacket. Or blue. Possibly even brown. But instead, he picked green. He chose green because green is the color of champions and heroes, the color of springtime renewal, and a steadfast reminder that no matter where he was when he was wearing this jacket, he’d much rather be out on the putting green or rounding the baseball diamond.
In 2006, the green jacket was a youthful 30 years of age. It had gone from in fashion, to out of fashion, to back in again. But when a fire broke out at the Concordia Lutheran Ministries retirement community in Cabot, PA, the green jacket was left on a humble bent wire hanger to meet its unfortunate demise. 137 people lost their homes that fateful day. Most lost all of their possessions. Except for one. When an unassuming insurance adjuster lifted a charred closet door to inspect the rubble, bright green silken tweed shone like a beacon, calling out from a bygone decade. Not a single singed edge. Not a button lost. No remnants of smoke, water, or flame. The Green Jacket is a survivor.
Green Jacket Productions represents persistence and unanticipated outcomes. We pride ourselves on crafting surprises, and pulling unexpected, freshly forged ideas from the smoldering ash and cinder. Admittedly, the green jacket might not be the best fit for everyone, but when it does look good, it looks undeniably good.
Today the Green Jacket rests with pride in our offices, awaiting its next call into action. In its breast pocket, the spent shell of a rifle, used in the three-volley salute that thundered over Ray Croyle’s burial in February of 2018. Life is always too brief, but fine ideas and minty-green silk tweed are forever.