Jack A. Weil , founder and CEO of Rockmount Ranch Wear died on August 13 at the age of 107 in Denver , Colorado. He was the oldest working CEO in the United States. He was also known as "Papa Jack". He was born on March 28, 1901 in Evansville , Indiana. In 1946, Weil rented a space at 1626 Wazee Street in Denver and set about trying to create a fashionable yet practical identity for the western ranchers of the region. Weil was well-known for coining the phrase "The West is not a place, it is a state of mind." He was the first person to put snaps on Western shirts , patented the saw-tooth pocket design seen on many Western shirts, and was credited with inventing the bolo tie . Among his customers were Ronald Reagan, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Nicholas Cage . More recently, Rockmount shirts were worn by the late Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in the 2005 Academy Award-nominated movie, Brokeback Mountain .
 , founder and CEO of Rockmount Ranch Wear died on August 13 at the age of 107 in , Colorado. He was the oldest working CEO in the United States. He was also known as "Papa Jack". He was born on March 28, 1901 in , Indiana. In 1946, Weil rented a space at 1626 Wazee Street in Denver and set about trying to create a fashionable yet practical identity for the western ranchers of the region. Weil was well-known for coining the phrase "The West is not a place, it is a state of mind." He was the first person to put snaps on , patented the saw-tooth pocket design seen on many Western shirts, and was credited with inventing the . Among his customers were , , and . More recently, Rockmount shirts were worn by the late and in the 2005 Academy Award-nominated movie, .
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