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Paul Ernest Henry
Sudbury, Ontario
Grant of Arms, with differences to Mathieu Justin Rheault-Henry
September 20, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 269
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Blazon
Arms
Per pale Vert and Argent two pink lady’s slippers issuant from a ciborium counterchanged;
Crest
A demi-polar bear Argent its dexter paw resting on a carpenter’s square Vert;
Motto
DOCENDO VERITATEM DISCO;
Symbolism
Arms
The colours and arrangement of the shield recall the Franco-Ontarian flag, honouring Mr. Henry’s many years of service to French-language education in Ontario. Green and white are also the colours of the charitable organization known as the Order of St. Lazarus, of which Mr. Henry is a leading member. Pink lady’s slippers grow in abundance at Mr. Henry’s great-aunt’s home near Bonaventure, Quebec, where the Henrys settled in the seventeenth century. With its heads facing left and right, it looks Janus-like into the past and the future, a symbol of Mr. Henry’s fascination with history. The ciborium is an attribute of St. Bonaventure, patron of the parish of Bonaventure. It also honours Mr. Henry’s services to Catholic education in Northern Ontario.
Crest
For Mr. Henry, the bear symbolizes his service as a member of the Cadet Instructor Cadre, and his fourteen years’ service in the Canadian Forces, from which he retired as a major in 2000. It is white to indicate his interest in travel, particularly in northern Canada. The carpenter’s square honours his maternal ancestor, Jean Beaulne, who became a house builder in Lachine following his discharge from the French army.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “By teaching I learn the truth”. It is inspired by the mottos of Harvard University, Veritas (“Truth”), where Mr. Henry studied educational leadership, and of the Regional Cadet Instructor School (Central), Docendo discimus (“We learn by teaching”), where Mr. Henry served as Officer Commanding of the Borden Training Centre.