This story originally appeared on WFAA.com. Video, photos, and story courtesy of the WFAA team. So Crazy!' | North Texan's donated letterman jacket pops up in a clothing store in Japan.

What are the chances of finding something you once donated — halfway across the world? 

For former Rowlett High School teacher Christy Poe, that chance turned into a remarkable story.

“It’s a crazy story,” she laughed.

It started when a Rowlett High School graduate living in Japan spotted a maroon letterman jacket with a large “R” for Rowlett in a local clothing store. The jacket was in “amazing condition,” selling for about $56 US dollars.

Poe, who taught math at Rowlett High for 21 years, saw the Facebook post and joined others trying to solve the mystery. “We all started trying to figure out whose it was,” she said.

The key clue came from a suggestion to check the pocket. “Someone suggested to look into the pocket,” Poe recalled. Inside was a name that led to an old choir photo — and a familiar face.

“So we found out it was J. Joseph,” Poe said. 

“Joseph. Yes, that’s me!” said Jacqueline Joseph.

Jacqueline Joseph, now married and still living in the area, was surprised to hear from her old math teacher and some of her old classmates. “Hey, we have a mystery for you to solve,” Joseph remembered hearing.

“I donated it right here in Rowlett and it ended up halfway across the globe. So crazy,” she said.

Trayc Claybrook, who owns a vintage shop in Garland called The Frocksy, offered one possible explanation. She says Asian wholesalers pop in from time to time but they haven't recently. “They would just pull things off the rack. They know they can get it here because in Japan it’s really, really expensive.”

Claybrook tells WFAA that American vintage does really well in Asian markets. Joseph doesn’t want the jacket back. She's excited that someone else will get some use out of it.

“When you donate things, you don’t get to see who gets them,” Joseph added.

More importantly, this whole story is a lesson in keeping that connection with people. And, sometimes it takes a letterman jacket halfway across the globe to remind us of that.

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