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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. |
