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Captain Raymond McKeon | |
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| Designed By | Michael McKeon | |
| Brief Description | The McKeons in my family have been police officers for several generations. This design harmonizes the colors of the police force and Navy with those of Catholic Ireland, a tribute to my Father | |
| What Inspired the Design? | My desire to merge the Celtic tradition of Scottish tartan with the Celtic heritage of Ireland in general, and my own family in particular. | |
| Why did you choose these colours? | ||
| Dark Police Blue, steely to invole the Navy as well | ||
| Green for the Irish Flag, St. Patrick, and Irish Catholicism | ||
| Linking Ireland to the dusty greens of California | ||
| For the Irish Flag, The Eucharist, the Police Dept. | ||
| For the Irish Flag, Heaven, the Chalice | ||
| For the Police Dept, for the penitence of our faith | ||
| What meaning does the number or arrangement of lines have, if any? | Crosses appear in threes for the Most Holy Trinity: gold crosses are centered on the green squares in tribute to the faith brought to us from Ireland, white crosses against blue are reminders of St. Michael's patronage of the police force. | |
| Does it represent a group or event (business, club, wedding, etc.)? | The Police Dept. and the Navy, my Irish father, family and heritage. | |
| Is it associated with a locality (city, region, country etc.) | San Francisco, New York City, and Ireland | |
| How do you plan to use it (garments, furnishings, etc)? | Dad: could I talk you into wearing a kilt? | |
| Do you expect to weave it, or produce it in other ways? | No answer given yet. | |
