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The surname "Gregg"
means "watchful". The design of the shield reflects the prayer in
Psalms 141 utilizing the concept of watchfulness, requesting the Lord
make us perfect by watching the doors of our mouth (Psalm 141:3 Set a
guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep a watch over the door of my lips.)
The portcullis is a heavy metal gate which guards the door of a
castle. The one who guards the gate is Christ. His symbol, the cross,
appears above it. The blue background is taken from the shield of the
armiger's home state of New Jersey, while the spear alludes to the the
armiger's alma mater, Rutgers University. Rutger's means "illustrious
spear".
The armiger's motto is
"Give Glory To The Lord". The Crest is a lamb, recalling the birth of
the Lord where the sheppard's kept watch over the flock by night. The
lamb is holding a branch of almond which has anciently been regarded
as a symbol of spring and the idea of watchfulness. As the armiger is
a businessman, the helmet is a "tilting helmet", the "business" helmet
of mounted warriors.
Mr. Gregg is married to
Robin L. Gregg and they have two children Marcy K. Gregg and Benjamin
R. Gregg. Mr. Gregg has varied business interests and is a consultant
to an international reinsurer.
He is also an
accomplished musician, a patron of the arts and various charities, a
delegate of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia and an Esquire
of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. |
